diff --git a/src/octojpack b/src/octojpack
index cb9c696..a240dfd 100755
--- a/src/octojpack
+++ b/src/octojpack
@@ -739,6 +739,12 @@ function setLanguageXml() {
 function setPackageXml() {
   # little information of progress
   _echo "[info] Setting the Package XML..."
+  # set the local version
+  local version
+  # remove all but numbers and points
+  # TODO we need to allow only stable versions (when getting the tags)
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2001
+  version=$(echo "${VDM_PACKAGE_VERSION:-1.0.0}" | sed 's/[^0-9.]//g')
   # add the package details
   {
     echo '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
@@ -755,7 +761,7 @@ function setPackageXml() {
     echo '</packagename>'
     # set the version
     echo -en '\t<version>'
-    echo -n "${VDM_PACKAGE_VERSION:-1.0.0}"
+    echo -n "${version}"
     echo '</version>'
     # set the creationDate
     echo -en '\t<creationDate>'