diff --git a/pmd/etc/generate_release.sh b/pmd/etc/generate_release.sh
index 56cf40121d..0fd8179a39 100644
--- a/pmd/etc/generate_release.sh
+++ b/pmd/etc/generate_release.sh
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@ echo
 
 echo "Use the command below to upload to sourceforge"
 echo
-echo "rsync -avP -e ssh $pmd_top_dir/pmd-src-$version.zip $pmd_top_dir/pmd-bin-$version.zip\" xlv@frs.sourceforge.net:uploads/"
+echo "rsync -avP -e ssh $pmd_top_dir/pmd-src-$version.zip $pmd_top_dir/pmd-bin-$version.zip xlv@frs.sourceforge.net:uploads/"