diff --git a/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh b/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
index 96f223936..e15534ae5 100755
--- a/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
+++ b/scripts/increment-cargo-version.sh
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ for Cargo_toml in "${Cargo_tomls[@]}"; do
     (
       set -x
       sed -i "$Cargo_toml" -e "
-        s/^$crate = { *path *= *\"\([^\"]*\)\" *, *version *= *\"[^\"]*\"\(.*\)} *\$/$crate = \{ path = \"\1\", version = \"$newVersion\"\2\}/
+        s/^$crate = { *path *= *\"\([^\"]*\)\" *, *version *= *\"[^\"]*\"\(.*\)} *\$/$crate = \{ path = \"\1\", version = \"=$newVersion\"\2\}/
       "
     )
   done