diff --git a/pkg/securitypolicy/securitypolicy.go b/pkg/securitypolicy/securitypolicy.go
index 5b05160492..21c613bfd1 100644
--- a/pkg/securitypolicy/securitypolicy.go
+++ b/pkg/securitypolicy/securitypolicy.go
@@ -205,10 +205,17 @@ type CapabilitiesConfig struct {
 }
 
 //go:embed version_api
-var apiVersion string
+var apiVersionRaw string
 
 //go:embed version_framework
-var frameworkVersion string
+var frameworkVersionRaw string
+
+// Trim whitespace so the embedded version files are tolerant of trailing
+// newlines added by editors.
+var (
+	apiVersion       = strings.TrimSpace(apiVersionRaw)
+	frameworkVersion = strings.TrimSpace(frameworkVersionRaw)
+)
 
 // NewEnvVarRules creates slice of EnvRuleConfig's from environment variables
 // strings slice.
diff --git a/pkg/securitypolicy/version_api b/pkg/securitypolicy/version_api
index 142464bf22..d9df1bbc0c 100644
--- a/pkg/securitypolicy/version_api
+++ b/pkg/securitypolicy/version_api
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.11.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.11.0
diff --git a/pkg/securitypolicy/version_framework b/pkg/securitypolicy/version_framework
index 44bb5d1f74..267577d47e 100644
--- a/pkg/securitypolicy/version_framework
+++ b/pkg/securitypolicy/version_framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.4.1
\ No newline at end of file
+0.4.1