diff --git a/templates/version.hpp.in b/templates/version.hpp.in
index 61e3fc22..7c4c7dad 100644
--- a/templates/version.hpp.in
+++ b/templates/version.hpp.in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 #define STREAMFX_VERSION_PATCH @PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH@
 #define STREAMFX_VERSION_BUILD @PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK@
 #define STREAMFX_VERSION_TWEAK @PROJECT_VERSION_TWEAK@
-#define STREAMFX_VERSION_SUFFIX @VERSION_SUFFIX@
+#define STREAMFX_VERSION_SUFFIX "@VERSION_SUFFIX@"
 #define STREAMFX_VERSION                                                                          \
 	STREAMFX_MAKE_VERSION(STREAMFX_VERSION_MAJOR, STREAMFX_VERSION_MINOR, STREAMFX_VERSION_PATCH, \
 						  STREAMFX_VERSION_BUILD)