diff --git a/get_timestamp_version.sh b/get_timestamp_version.sh
index 5b6195cf6..a55574a23 100755
--- a/get_timestamp_version.sh
+++ b/get_timestamp_version.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 # Path to your gradle.properties file
 GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE="gradle.properties"
 
-# Read the current version from gradle.properties
-CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep "pluginVersion=" "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE" | cut -d'=' -f2)
+# Read the current version from gradle.properties, ignoring spaces around the equals sign
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -E "pluginVersion\s*=\s*" "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE" | sed -E 's/.*=\s*([^[:space:]]*).*/\1/')
 
 # Extract the version part before any hyphen
 BASE_VERSION=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | awk -F'-' '{print $1}')
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BASE_VERSION=$(echo "$CURRENT_VERSION" | awk -F'-' '{print $1}')
 TIMESTAMP=$(date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S')
 NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}-$TIMESTAMP"
 
-# Use awk to update the gradle.properties file
-awk -v new_version="$NEW_VERSION" '/pluginVersion=/{sub(/=.*/, "=" new_version)}1' "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE" > tmpfile && mv tmpfile "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE"
+# Use awk to update the gradle.properties file, allowing spaces around the equals sign
+awk -v new_version="$NEW_VERSION" '/pluginVersion\s*=\s*/{sub(/=.*/, "=" new_version)}1' "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE" > tmpfile && mv tmpfile "$GRADLE_PROPERTIES_FILE"
 
 echo $NEW_VERSION
diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index a95980648..a30496ff2 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -1,40 +1,31 @@
 # IntelliJ Platform Artifacts Repositories -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/intellij-artifacts.html
-
-pluginGroup = com.redhat.devtools.intellij
-pluginName = Quarkus Tools
-pluginRepositoryUrl = https://github.com/redhat-developer/intellij-quarkus
+pluginGroup=com.redhat.devtools.intellij
+pluginName=Quarkus Tools
+pluginRepositoryUrl=https://github.com/redhat-developer/intellij-quarkus
 # SemVer format -> https://semver.org
-pluginVersion = 1.29.1-SNAPSHOT
-
+# NO SPACES AROUND THE EQUALS SIGN!!
+pluginVersion=1.29.1-SNAPSHOT
 # Supported build number ranges and IntelliJ Platform versions -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/build-number-ranges.html
-pluginSinceBuild = 222
-#pluginUntilBuild = 233.*
-
+pluginSinceBuild=222
+#pluginUntilBuild=233.*
 # IntelliJ Platform Properties -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/tools-gradle-intellij-plugin.html#configuration-intellij-extension
-platformType = IC
-platformVersion = 2022.2.3
-
+platformType=IC
+platformVersion=2022.2.3
 # Plugin Dependencies -> https://plugins.jetbrains.com/docs/intellij/plugin-dependencies.html
 # Example: platformPlugins = com.intellij.java, com.jetbrains.php:203.4449.22
-platformPlugins = com.intellij.java, maven, gradle-java, properties, yaml, com.redhat.devtools.intellij.telemetry:1.0.0.44
-
+platformPlugins=com.intellij.java, maven, gradle-java, properties, yaml, com.redhat.devtools.intellij.telemetry:1.0.0.44
 # Gradle Releases -> https://github.com/gradle/gradle/releases
-gradleVersion = 8.4
-
+gradleVersion=8.4
 channel=nightly
 quarkusVersion=3.1.2.Final
 lsp4mpVersion=0.10.0
 quarkusLsVersion=0.17.0
 quteLsVersion=0.17.0
-
 # Opt-out flag for bundling Kotlin standard library -> https://jb.gg/intellij-platform-kotlin-stdlib
-kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency = false
-
+kotlin.stdlib.default.dependency=false
 # Enable Gradle Configuration Cache -> https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/configuration_cache.html
-org.gradle.configuration-cache = true
-
+org.gradle.configuration-cache=true
 # Enable Gradle Build Cache -> https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/build_cache.html
-org.gradle.caching = true
-
+org.gradle.caching=true
 # Enable Gradle Kotlin DSL Lazy Property Assignment -> https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/kotlin_dsl.html#kotdsl:assignment
-systemProp.org.gradle.unsafe.kotlin.assignment = true
+systemProp.org.gradle.unsafe.kotlin.assignment=true