diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 03f5ce9..4c86edd 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ unzip -q "${FILE}.zip"
 # Add databricks to path.
 chmod +x ./databricks
 cp ./databricks "$TARGET"
-echo "Installed $($TARGET/databricks -v) at $TARGET/databricks."
+echo "Installed $("$TARGET/databricks" -v) at $TARGET/databricks."
 
 # Clean up temporary directory.
 cd "$OLDPWD"
diff --git a/setup_release.sh b/setup_release.sh
index c1a38cd..450a502 100644
--- a/setup_release.sh
+++ b/setup_release.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ fi
 
 # Pull latest version from VERSION file if not set.
 if [ -z "${VERSION:-}" ]; then
-    VERSION=$(cat $(dirname "$0")/VERSION)
+    VERSION=$(cat "$(dirname "$0")"/VERSION)
 fi
 
 FILE="databricks_cli_$VERSION"