diff --git a/files/update_mastodon.sh b/files/update_mastodon.sh
index 4b7bd79..14324b1 100755
--- a/files/update_mastodon.sh
+++ b/files/update_mastodon.sh
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if [ -z "${token}" ]; then
     exit 4
 fi
 if [ "${tag}" == "latest" ]; then
-    tag=$(curl -L -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" https://api.github.com/repos/mastodon/mastodon/releases/latest | jq '.tag_name')
+    tag=$(curl -L -s -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${token}" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: 2022-11-28" https://api.github.com/repos/mastodon/mastodon/releases/latest | jq '.tag_name' | sed 's/"//g')
     if [ "${DEBUG}" == "true" ]; then
         echo "Latest tag is '${tag}'"
     fi