diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 6fb60550d..6da9dae35 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -28,10 +28,7 @@ after_build:
     .\.cabal-sandbox\bin\pandoc.exe -s --template data\templates\default.html -S README -o README.html
     .\.cabal-sandbox\bin\pandoc.exe -s --template data\templates\default.rtf COPYING -t rtf -S -o COPYING.rtf
     copy COPYRIGHT COPYRIGHT.txt
-    for /f "tokens=2 delims= " %%a in ('.\.cabal-sandbox\bin\pandoc --version') do (
-        set "VERSION=%%a"
-        goto :next
-    )
+    for /f "tokens=2 delims= " %%a in ('.\.cabal-sandbox\bin\pandoc --version') do ( set "VERSION=%%a" && goto :next )
     :next
     if "%VERSION%" == "" (
         echo Error: could not determine version number.