diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 1f9eee15..b0515456 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ install:
   - python -m pip install coverage
   - python -m pip install twine
   - "python setup.py develop"
-  - set `copy /b GPy/__version__.py | tr -d '[[:space:]]'`
+  #- set `copy /b GPy/__version__.py | tr -d '[[:space:]]'`
 
 build: off
 
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ on_success:
  - "echo [pypi] > %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
  - "echo username:maxz >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
  - "echo password:%pip_upload% >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
- - "echo  >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
+ - echo "" >> "%USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
  - "echo [test] >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
  - "echo repository:https://testpypi.python.org/pypi >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"
  - "echo username:maxz >> %USERPROFILE%\\.pypirc"