diff --git a/debian/gbp.conf b/debian/gbp.conf
index 4e6b993..d361ec0 100644
--- a/debian/gbp.conf
+++ b/debian/gbp.conf
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@ debian-tag = v%(version)s
 debian-tag-msg = %(pkg)s v%(version)s
 
 [dch]
-postedit = sed -i s"@^\( \+version: '\)[0-9.]\+\(',\)@\1$GBP_DEBIAN_VERSION\2@" meson.build
+postedit = sed -i s"@^\( \+version *: '\)[0-9.]\+\(',\)@\1$GBP_DEBIAN_VERSION\2@" meson.build