diff --git a/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py b/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
index 7dd3e96e6ec18..f8cce255f532d 100755
--- a/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
+++ b/scripts/validate_min_versions_in_sync.py
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ def clean_version_list(
     yaml_versions: list[str], toml_version: version.Version
 ) -> list[str]:
     for i in range(len(yaml_versions)):
-        yaml_version = yaml_versions[i]
+        yaml_version = yaml_versions[i].strip()
         operator = get_operator_from(yaml_version)
         assert operator is not None
         if "<=" in operator or ">=" in operator: