diff --git a/cmd/compose/version.go b/cmd/compose/version.go
index 15e356760..30e0e753e 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/version.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/version.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func runVersion(opts versionOptions) {
 		return
 	}
 	if opts.format == formatter.JSON {
-		fmt.Printf(`{"version":%q}\n`, internal.Version)
+		fmt.Printf("{\"version\":%q}\n", internal.Version)
 		return
 	}
 	fmt.Println("Docker Compose version", internal.Version)