diff --git a/scripts/st2_bootstrap.sh b/scripts/st2_bootstrap.sh
index d8888038..81465cf9 100644
--- a/scripts/st2_bootstrap.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2_bootstrap.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
index 03ae4262..04c96af4 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.sh
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
index f6271111..038b74af 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-deb.template.sh
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
index 1b65a0d9..00f02efb 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
index d007b329..883ca754 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el7.template.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
index d286ca97..b0f4fcbb 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;
diff --git a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
index fb47b104..47ea8416 100644
--- a/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
+++ b/scripts/st2bootstrap-el8.template.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ setup_args() {
   for i in "$@"
     do
       case $i in
-          -v|--version=*)
+          -v=*|--version=*)
           VERSION="${i#*=}"
           shift
           ;;