diff --git a/slf4j.spec b/slf4j.spec
index 1192fd9..4577c78 100644
--- a/slf4j.spec
+++ b/slf4j.spec
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ sed -i -e "s|ant<|org.apache.ant<|g" integration/pom.xml
 
 # Unexpanded variable in the manifests
 for i in */src/main/resources/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF; do
+  echo "" >> ${i}
   echo "Bundle-Version: %{version}" >> ${i}
+  sed -i '/^$/d' ${i}
   perl -pi -e 's#\$\{parsedVersion\.osgiVersion\}#%{version}#g' ${i}
   perl -pi -e 's#\$\{slf4j\.api\.minimum\.compatible\.version\}#1\.6\.0#g' ${i}
 done