diff --git a/V b/V
index f6553a4e4e..9c871bfd11 100755
--- a/V
+++ b/V
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 for v in maint master next pu
 do
-	echo $v $(git-describe $v) $($HOME/git-$v/bin/git version)
+	echo "$v	$(git-describe $v) $($HOME/git-$v/bin/git version)"
 done