Otherwise the shell will try to evaluate the parentheses.
@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ ifeq ($(origin RIOT_VERSION), undefined)
RIOT_VERSION := $(GIT_STRING)-$(GIT_BRANCH)
endif
else
RIOT_VERSION := "UNKNOWN (builddir: $(RIOTBASE))"
RIOT_VERSION := 'UNKNOWN (builddir: $(RIOTBASE))'