diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index defab0ec31..cd7b59d8fd 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ function PMA_current_version(data)
     if (data && data.version && data.date) {
         var current = parseVersionString($('span.version').text());
         var latest = parseVersionString(data.version);
-        var url = 'https://web.phpmyadmin.net/files/' + escapeHtml(data.version) + '/';
+        var url = 'https://web.phpmyadmin.net/files/' + escapeHtml(encodeURIComponent(data.version)) + '/';
         var version_information_message = '<span class="latest">' +
             PMA_messages.strLatestAvailable +
             ' <a href="' + url + '">' + escapeHtml(data.version) + '</a>' +