diff --git a/bamboo-specs/scripts/git-tag.sh b/bamboo-specs/scripts/git-tag.sh
index a0b2d8c..dc4aa16 100755
--- a/bamboo-specs/scripts/git-tag.sh
+++ b/bamboo-specs/scripts/git-tag.sh
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ then
         poetry version patch
     fi
 else
-then
     if check_poetry_version
     then
         echo "updating version number by one prerelease increment"
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $bamboo_planRepository_branchName =~ ^(hotfix/|bugfix/|feature/) ]]
 then
-    newVersion="$(poetry version -s)"
+    newVersion=$(poetry version -s)
 else
     newVersion="$(poetry version -s)-dev"
 fi