diff --git a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build-java.sh b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build-java.sh
index a0a8e88..57e0191 100755
--- a/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build-java.sh
+++ b/bamboo-specs/src/main/resources/scripts/build-java.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ SERVICE_NAME=$1
 
 if [[ "$bamboo_planRepository_branchName" == "master" ]]
 then
-    branchVersion=$(cat pom.xml | grep -Eo "<version>.*" | sed -s 's|<version>\(.*\)\..*\(-*.*\)</version>|\1|')
+    branchVersion=$(cat pom.xml | grep -Eo "    <version>.*-SNAPSHOT</version>" | sed -s 's|<version>\(.*\)\..*\(-*.*\)</version>|\1|' | tr -d ' ')
     latestVersion=$( semver $(git tag -l "${branchVersion}.*" ) | tail -n1 )
     newVersion="$(semver $latestVersion -p -i minor)"
 elif [[ "$bamboo_planRepository_branchName" == release* ]]