diff --git a/docs/users_guide/ghc_config.py.in b/docs/users_guide/ghc_config.py.in
index 8ff4aa92fbed57cceec365e7b7da91fe7a7a6db2..0f15d3fd15e87aeca45dd2328f010a9ee0340cd6 100644
--- a/docs/users_guide/ghc_config.py.in
+++ b/docs/users_guide/ghc_config.py.in
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ extlinks = {
     'ghc-wiki': ('http://ghc.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/%s', 'Trac #'),
 }
 
-version = @GhcVersion@
+version = '@GhcVersion@'