diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-prod.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
index 5a3e807..1375954 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy-prod.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          BASE="$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo 0.0.0)"
+          BASE="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo 0.0.0)"
           if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
             CHANNEL="release"
diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
index cfb7dbc..6ec0fed 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
-          BASE="$(cat VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo 0.0.0)"
+          BASE="$(tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION 2>/dev/null || echo 0.0.0)"
           if [[ "${GITHUB_REF}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
             CHANNEL="release"
diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca42cc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Houd VERSION en shell/workflow-bestanden op LF, ook op Windows,
+# zodat de CI ze correct leest.
+VERSION text eol=lf
+*.sh text eol=lf
+*.yml text eol=lf