diff --git a/inxi b/inxi
index 3b41c07..8157b9d 100755
--- a/inxi
+++ b/inxi
@@ -2682,7 +2682,7 @@ detect_desktop_environment()
 				fi
 				desktop_environment="pekwm${version}"
 			elif [[ -n $( grep -is 'awesome' <<< "$ps_aux" | grep -v 'grep' ) ]];then
-				version=$( awesome --version 2>/dev/null | grep -Esi 'awesome ([[:digit:]]|GIT)' | gawk '{print $2}' )
+				version=$( awesome --version 2>/dev/null | grep -Esi 'awesome' | gawk '{print $2}' )
 				if [[ -n $version ]];then
 					version=" $version"
 				fi