diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7738a91..68e2183 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@
 release-init:
 	@echo "** $(MAKE): processing target [$@]"
 	${GO_SH} set -eo pipefail\
-; echo "PWD: $(/bin/pwd)"\
+; echo "PWD: $$(/bin/pwd)"\
 ; mkdir -p $(RELEASE_DIR)'
 # fix-editor-colorization-quote(')
 
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 52e779f..9be7846 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.14.7
+1.14.8