diff --git a/dist/setup.js b/dist/setup.js
index 0a2d5af..f7256c4 100644
--- a/dist/setup.js
+++ b/dist/setup.js
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ function getDownloadUrl(options) {
             cacheKey: null,
         };
     }
-    const release = options?.version ?? "latest";
+    const release = encodeURIComponent(options?.version ?? "latest");
     const os = options?.os ?? process.platform;
     const arch = options?.arch ?? process.arch;
     const avx2 = options?.avx2 ?? true;
diff --git a/src/setup.ts b/src/setup.ts
index 1d760d7..d475963 100644
--- a/src/setup.ts
+++ b/src/setup.ts
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function getDownloadUrl(options?: {
       cacheKey: null,
     };
   }
-  const release = options?.version ?? "latest";
+  const release = encodeURIComponent(options?.version ?? "latest");
   const os = options?.os ?? process.platform;
   const arch = options?.arch ?? process.arch;
   const avx2 = options?.avx2 ?? true;