diff --git a/Scripts/publish-release.sh b/Scripts/publish-release.sh
index 3aac67d..105a0e8 100755
--- a/Scripts/publish-release.sh
+++ b/Scripts/publish-release.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ major|minor|patch|prerelease)
   echo "usage $0 <major|minor|patch|prerelease|VERSION>" >&2
   exit 1;;
 *)
-  if test "$(npx -- semver \"$1\")" != "$1"; then
+  if test "$(npx -- semver """$1""")" != "$1"; then
     echo "$1 doesn't look like valid semver."
     exit 1
   fi