diff --git a/docs/add-new-linter.md b/docs/add-new-linter.md
index 451c64e1..fc4c0bae 100644
--- a/docs/add-new-linter.md
+++ b/docs/add-new-linter.md
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ new tool needs in the `PATH`, and the expected version command:
        `build.gradle`. Example:
 
        ```sh
-       GOOGLE_JAVA_FORMAT_VERSION="$(grep <"google-java-format/build.gradle" "google-java-format" | awk -F ':' '{print $3}' | tr -d "'")"
+       GOOGLE_JAVA_FORMAT_VERSION="$(
+         set -euo pipefail
+         awk -F "[:']" '/google-java-format/ {print $4}' "google-java-format/build.gradle"
+       )"
        ```
 
     6. Add the new to DependaBot configuration:
diff --git a/scripts/install-checkstyle.sh b/scripts/install-checkstyle.sh
index 66a38bae..148b715d 100755
--- a/scripts/install-checkstyle.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-checkstyle.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 CHECKSTYLE_VERSION="$(
   set -euo pipefail
-  grep <"checkstyle/build.gradle" "checkstyle" | awk -F ':' '{print $3}' | tr -d "'"
+  awk -F "[:']" '/checkstyle/ {print $4}' "checkstyle/build.gradle"
 )"
 echo "Installing Checkstyle: ${CHECKSTYLE_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/install-google-java-format.sh b/scripts/install-google-java-format.sh
index 32532dbc..a788bda2 100755
--- a/scripts/install-google-java-format.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-google-java-format.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 GOOGLE_JAVA_FORMAT_VERSION="$(
   set -euo pipefail
-  grep <"google-java-format/build.gradle" "google-java-format" | awk -F ':' '{print $3}' | tr -d "'"
+  awk -F "[:']" '/google-java-format/ {print $4}' "google-java-format/build.gradle"
 )"
 echo "Installing Google Java Format: ${GOOGLE_JAVA_FORMAT_VERSION}"
 
diff --git a/scripts/install-ktlint.sh b/scripts/install-ktlint.sh
index 41f3b0bf..fc3cf8e8 100755
--- a/scripts/install-ktlint.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-ktlint.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ set -euo pipefail
 
 KTLINT_VERSION="$(
   set -euo pipefail
-  grep <"ktlint/build.gradle" "ktlint" | awk -F ':' '{print $3}' | tr -d "'"
+  awk -F "[:']" '/ktlint/ {print $4}' "ktlint/build.gradle"
 )"
 echo "Installing Ktlint: ${KTLINT_VERSION}"