--- packaging.gemspec~	2021-08-12 04:54:54.000000000 +0000
+++ packaging.gemspec	2021-10-06 19:13:49.156000000 +0000
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ require 'time'
 
 Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
   gem.name    = 'packaging'
-  gem.version = %x(git describe --tags).gsub('-', '.').chomp
+  gem.version = `git describe --tags`.gsub('-', '.').chomp
   gem.date    = Date.today.to_s
 
   gem.summary = "Puppet Labs' packaging automation"