diff --git a/extensions/dynatrace/extension.py b/extensions/dynatrace/extension.py
index 95e53cc77..b21413645 100644
--- a/extensions/dynatrace/extension.py
+++ b/extensions/dynatrace/extension.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def create_folder(self, directory):
 
     def get_buildpack_version(self):
         with open(os.path.join(self._ctx['BP_DIR'], "VERSION")) as version_file:
-            return version_file.read()
+            return version_file.read().strip()
 
     def _retry_download(self, url, dest):
         tries = 3