diff --git a/.github/actions/generate-version/action.yml b/.github/actions/generate-version/action.yml
index 4f176fcb91..6b84aac2f3 100644
--- a/.github/actions/generate-version/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/generate-version/action.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ runs:
         VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       run: echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
 
-    # When a tag is not pushed, then the version is extracted from the
-    # BuildInfo.cpp file and the shortened commit hash appended to it.
+    # When a tag is not pushed, then the version (e.g. 1.2.3-b0) is extracted
+    # from the BuildInfo.cpp file and the shortened commit hash appended to it.
+    # We use a plus sign instead of a hyphen because Conan recipe versions do
+    # not support two hyphens.
     - name: Generate version for non-tag event
       if: ${{ github.event_name != 'tag' }}
       shell: bash
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ runs:
 
         echo 'Appending shortened commit hash to version.'
         SHA='${{ github.sha }}'
-        VERSION="${VERSION}-${SHA:0:7}"
+        VERSION="${VERSION}+${SHA:0:7}"
 
         echo "VERSION=${VERSION}" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"