diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 136020c79..c205846ae 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,9 +49,10 @@ test_unit_codecov:
 generate_ssl:
 	./script/generate_ssl.sh
 
-PLACEHOLDER_NPM := \"version\": \"0.0.0-develop\"
+PLACEHOLDER_NPM := "version": "0.0.0-develop"
 
 .PHONY: update_npmversion
 update_npmversion:
-	grep "$(PLACEHOLDER_NPM)" "website/package.json"
-	sed -i "s/$(PLACEHOLDER_NPM)/\"version\":  \"${VERSION}\"/g" "website/package.json"
+	echo "Updating client-app version to: $(VERSION)"
+	grep '$(PLACEHOLDER_NPM)' website/package.json
+	sed -i '' 's/$(PLACEHOLDER_NPM)/"version": "$(VERSION)"/g' website/package.json
diff --git a/website/package.json b/website/package.json
index 2a84ca37f..4d2a22b6f 100644
--- a/website/package.json
+++ b/website/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@flyteconsole/client-app",
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "0.0.0-develop",
   "description": "The web UI for the Flyte platform",
   "private": true,
   "repository": {