diff --git a/bootstrap-salt.sh b/bootstrap-salt.sh
index 735079f..921b23d 100755
--- a/bootstrap-salt.sh
+++ b/bootstrap-salt.sh
@@ -7241,7 +7241,9 @@ __macosx_get_packagesite_onedir_latest() {
     rm -fR ${macos_versions_tmpdir}
 
     echodebug "latest MacOS release from repository found ${LATEST_VERSION}"
-    return "${LATEST_VERSION}"
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2116
+    LATEST_VERSION_RET=$(echo "${LATEST_VERSION_RET}")
+    return "${LATEST_VERSION_RET}"
 }