diff --git a/collects/meta/build/versionpatch b/collects/meta/build/versionpatch
index d9e56341b2..8e62e6113d 100755
--- a/collects/meta/build/versionpatch
+++ b/collects/meta/build/versionpatch
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ exec racket -um "$0" "$@"
                                  "(?:\\\\0)?\"")
                          (concat "\r\n *VALUE \"ProductVersion\", *\""commas
                                  "(?:\\\\0)?\""))]
-         [manifest-patch (list (concat "assemblyIdentity *\r\n *version *"
-                                       "= *\""periods"\" *\r\n"))])
+         [manifest-patch (list (concat "assemblyIdentity[ \r\n]+"
+                                       "version=\""periods"\"[ \r\n]"))])
     `([#t ; only verify that it has the right contents
        "src/racket/src/schvers.h"
        ,(concat "\n#define MZSCHEME_VERSION \"<1>.<2>"
diff --git a/src/worksp/gracket/gracket.manifest b/src/worksp/gracket/gracket.manifest
index 75b654dae1..a183a2bd02 100644
--- a/src/worksp/gracket/gracket.manifest
+++ b/src/worksp/gracket/gracket.manifest
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> 
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
-<assemblyIdentity 
-version="5.0.99.4" 
-processorArchitecture="X86" 
-name="Org.PLT-Scheme.GRacket" 
-type="win32" 
-/> 
-<description>GRacket - Graphical Racket.</description> 
-<dependency> 
-<dependentAssembly> 
-<assemblyIdentity 
-type="win32" 
-name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" 
-version="6.0.0.0" 
-processorArchitecture="X86" 
-publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" 
-language="*" 
-/> 
-</dependentAssembly> 
-</dependency> 
-</assembly> 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="5.0.99.4"
+                    processorArchitecture="X86"
+                    name="Org.PLT-Scheme.GRacket"
+                    type="win32" />
+  <description>GRacket: Graphical Racket.</description>
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity type="win32"
+                        name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+                        version="6.0.0.0"
+                        processorArchitecture="X86"
+                        publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+                        language="*" />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+</assembly>
diff --git a/src/worksp/racket/racket.manifest b/src/worksp/racket/racket.manifest
index 6a3fa4ae95..fa09e236d9 100644
--- a/src/worksp/racket/racket.manifest
+++ b/src/worksp/racket/racket.manifest
@@ -1,22 +1,18 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?> 
-<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0"> 
-<assemblyIdentity 
-version="5.0.99.4" 
-processorArchitecture="X86" 
-name="Org.PLT-Scheme.Racket" 
-type="win32" 
-/> 
-<description>Racket.</description> 
-<dependency> 
-<dependentAssembly> 
-<assemblyIdentity 
-type="win32" 
-name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls" 
-version="6.0.0.0" 
-processorArchitecture="X86" 
-publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df" 
-language="*" 
-/> 
-</dependentAssembly> 
-</dependency> 
-</assembly> 
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
+<assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
+  <assemblyIdentity version="5.0.99.4"
+                    processorArchitecture="X86"
+                    name="Org.PLT-Scheme.Racket"
+                    type="win32" />
+  <description>Racket.</description>
+  <dependency>
+    <dependentAssembly>
+      <assemblyIdentity type="win32"
+                        name="Microsoft.Windows.Common-Controls"
+                        version="6.0.0.0"
+                        processorArchitecture="X86"
+                        publicKeyToken="6595b64144ccf1df"
+                        language="*" />
+    </dependentAssembly>
+  </dependency>
+</assembly>