diff --git a/qiskit_aer/version.py b/qiskit_aer/version.py
index 110bceb957..9135ba3d98 100644
--- a/qiskit_aer/version.py
+++ b/qiskit_aer/version.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def git_version():
     # Determine if we're at main
     try:
         out = _minimal_ext_cmd(["git", "rev-parse", "HEAD"])
-        git_revision = out.strip().decode("ascii")
+        git_revision = out.strip()
     except OSError:
         git_revision = "Unknown"