diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 23a46eb..b4a199f 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           echo "🔍 Parsing project.godot to identify the target engine version..."
           
           # Extracts the first value out of config/features (e.g., "4.7")
-          VERSION_SHORT=$(grep "config/features" project.godot | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+          # Finds the line, isolates the contents of the first set of quotes, and strips spaces  
+          VERSION_SHORT=$(grep "config/features" project.godot | sed -E 's/^[^\"]*\"([^\"]+)\".*/\1/' | xargs)
           
           if [ -z "$VERSION_SHORT" ]; then
             echo "❌ Error: Could not determine Godot version from project.godot. Defaulting to 4.7"