diff --git a/IP.pm b/IP.pm
index 5c9f816..05468bc 100644
--- a/IP.pm
+++ b/IP.pm
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ require Exporter;
 
 @ISA = qw(Exporter NetAddr::IP::Lite);
 
-$VERSION = do { sprintf " %d.%03d", (q$Revision: 4.79 $ =~ /\d+/g) };
+$VERSION = do { sprintf "%d.%03d", (q$Revision: 4.79 $ =~ /\d+/g) };
 
 =pod