diff --git a/pyinventorymgr/inventory_items.py b/pyinventorymgr/inventory_items.py
index dc692b2..a046615 100644
--- a/pyinventorymgr/inventory_items.py
+++ b/pyinventorymgr/inventory_items.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 			parts = line.rstrip('\n').split('=')
 			if (parts[0] == "VERSION_ID"):
 				version = parts[1]
+				version = version.strip('"')
 	return version