diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
index 9445218..338db57 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci-cd.yaml
@@ -373,13 +373,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "Building FHIR IG version ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}..."
           PREV_VERSION=$(ls previous-packages/ 2>/dev/null | grep 'bd.fhir.core#' | sed 's/bd.fhir.core#//' | head -1)
-          
+
           echo "Injecting previous version into ig.ini: $PREV_VERSION"
           if [ -n "$PREV_VERSION" ]; then
-            # Add or replace previous-version line in ig.ini
             if grep -q "^previous-version" ig.ini; then
               sed -i "s/^previous-version.*/previous-version = $PREV_VERSION/" ig.ini
             else
+              # Ensure newline before appending
+              echo "" >> ig.ini
               echo "previous-version = $PREV_VERSION" >> ig.ini
             fi
           fi