diff --git a/tools/buildbot/generate_headers.py b/tools/buildbot/generate_headers.py
index d904ba0a..c2d34944 100644
--- a/tools/buildbot/generate_headers.py
+++ b/tools/buildbot/generate_headers.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def output_version_headers():
     count, shorthash, longhash = get_git_version()
 
   with open(os.path.join(SourceFolder, 'product.version')) as fp:
-    contents = fp.read()
+    contents = fp.read().strip()
   m = re.match('(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)-?(.*)', contents)
   if m == None:
     raise Exception('Could not detremine product version')