diff --git a/common/scripts/lint-version-change b/common/scripts/lint-version-change
index 96263ba55ae..1b276062a4d 100755
--- a/common/scripts/lint-version-change
+++ b/common/scripts/lint-version-change
@@ -43,7 +43,10 @@ show_template() {
 
 show_template_var() {
 	rev="$1" var="$2"
-	show_template "$rev" | grep -Po '^'${var}'=\K.*'
+	(
+		show_template "$rev"
+		printf '%s\n' "printf '%s\\n' \"\$${var}\""
+	) | bash
 }
 
 revision_reset() {