diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b830eb89f5..e5231eb4fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ endif
 .PHONY: all clean
 
 all:
-	$(shell bin/get_version.sh)
+	$(shell bin/get_version.sh >> /dev/null)
 	$(DOCKER) build --tag zmk --file Dockerfile .
 	$(DOCKER) run --rm -it --name zmk \
 		-v $(PWD)/firmware:/app/firmware$(SELINUX1) \
diff --git a/bin/get_version.sh b/bin/get_version.sh
index 7619437b7c..a1b1d6e7e4 100755
--- a/bin/get_version.sh
+++ b/bin/get_version.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 # Get the date, first 4 chars of branch name and short commit hash
 date=$(date -u +"%Y%m%d")
-branch=${1:-(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | cut -c1-4)}
-commit=${2:-(git rev-parse --short HEAD)}
+branch=${1:-$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | cut -c1-4)}
+commit=${2:-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)}
 
 # Function to transform characters to ZMK key behaviours
 transform_char() {