diff --git a/bin/release b/bin/release
index 1c1448c2..97dbd415 100755
--- a/bin/release
+++ b/bin/release
@@ -21,15 +21,18 @@ if which lsb_release >/dev/null; then
 	# If lsb_release is available, use it
 	if lsb_release -s -d | grep -qs "^Ubuntu .*\..*\..*$"; then
 		# Use the -d if an Ubuntu LTS
-		lsb_release -s -d
+		r=$(lsb_release -s -d)
+		printf "\005{=b }%s\005{-} " "$r"
 	else
 		# But for other distros the description
 		# is too long, so build from -i and -r
-		printf "\005{=b }%s %s\005{-} " $(lsb_release -s -i) $(lsb_release -s -r)
+		i=$(lsb_release -s -i)
+		r=$(lsb_release -s -r)
+		printf "\005{=b }%s %s\005{-} " "$i" "$r"
 	fi
 elif [ -r "/etc/issue" ]; then
 	# Otherwise, grab part of /etc/issue
-	printf "\005{=b ..}%s\005{-} " $(head -n1 /etc/issue | awk '{print $1}')
+	printf "\005{=b }%s\005{-} " $(head -n1 /etc/issue | awk '{print $1}')
 else
 	echo "Unknown"
 fi