diff --git a/buildozer/default.spec b/buildozer/default.spec
index 216992e..e21a1cc 100644
--- a/buildozer/default.spec
+++ b/buildozer/default.spec
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ source.include_exts = py,png,jpg,kv,atlas
 #source.exclude_patterns = license,images/*/*.jpg
 
 # (str) Application versioning (method 1)
-version.regex = __version__ = '(.*)'
+version.regex = __version__ = ['"](.*)'['"]
 version.filename = %(source.dir)s/main.py
 
 # (str) Application versioning (method 2)