diff --git a/src/Infrastructure/Util/src/ESMF_UtilTypes.F90 b/src/Infrastructure/Util/src/ESMF_UtilTypes.F90
index 4a98a777df..cf3b3ef6a4 100644
--- a/src/Infrastructure/Util/src/ESMF_UtilTypes.F90
+++ b/src/Infrastructure/Util/src/ESMF_UtilTypes.F90
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ module ESMF_UtilTypesMod
       logical, parameter :: ESMF_VERSION_PUBLIC       = .true.
       logical, parameter :: ESMF_VERSION_BETASNAPSHOT = .false.
 
-      character(*), parameter :: ESMF_VERSION_STRING  = "8.8.0
+      character(*), parameter :: ESMF_VERSION_STRING  = "8.8.0"
 
 #if defined (ESMF_NETCDF)
       logical, parameter :: ESMF_IO_NETCDF_PRESENT = .true.