diff --git a/src/test/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/VersionProcessorTest.java b/src/test/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/VersionProcessorTest.java
index 97622d8..c49af74 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/VersionProcessorTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/VersionProcessorTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,30 @@ class VersionProcessorTest {
     private final VersionProcessor processor = new VersionProcessor();
     private final VersionTest version = new VersionTest();
 
+    /**
+     * Compares two strings by removing all line separators and whitespace.
+     *
+     * @param text1 The first text to compare
+     * @param text2 The second text to compare
+     * @return true if the texts are equivalent when line separators are ignored, false otherwise
+     */
+    static boolean compareTextIgnoringLineSeparators(String text1, String text2) {
+        // Handle null cases
+        if (text1 == null && text2 == null) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (text1 == null || text2 == null) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        // Remove all line separators and whitespace
+        var cleanedText1 = text1.replaceAll("\\r?\\n|\\r|\\s", "");
+        var cleanedText2 = text2.replaceAll("\\r?\\n|\\r|\\s", "");
+
+        // Compare the cleaned strings
+        return cleanedText1.equals(cleanedText2);
+    }
+
     @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidAccessibilityAlteration")
     @Test
     void testCompileTemplate()
@@ -69,45 +93,40 @@ class VersionProcessorTest {
 
         try (var writer = new StringWriter()) {
             mustache.execute(writer, version).flush();
-            assertEquals(String.format("""
-                                    /*
-                                     * This file is automatically generated.
-                                     * Do not modify! -- ALL CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!
-                                     */
-                                    
-                                    package %s;
-                                    
-                                    import java.util.Date;
-                                    
-                                    /**
-                                     * Provides semantic version information.
-                                     *
-                                     * @author <a href="https://github.com/ethauvin/semver">Semantic Version Annotation Processor</a>
-                                     */
-                                    public final class %s {
-                                        public static final String PROJECT = "%s";
-                                        public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(L);
-                                        public static final int MAJOR = %d;
-                                        public static final int MINOR = %d;
-                                        public static final int PATCH = %d;
-                                        public static final String PRERELEASE = "%s";
-                                        public static final String PRERELEASE_PREFIX = "%s";
-                                        public static final String BUILDMETA = "%s";
-                                        public static final String BUILDMETA_PREFIX = "%s";
-                                        public static final String SEPARATOR = "%s";
-                                        public static final String VERSION = "";
-                                    
-                                        /**
-                                         * Disables the default constructor.
-                                         */
-                                        private %s() {
-                                            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Illegal constructor call.");
-                                        }
-                                    }
-                                    """, version.packageName(), version.className(), version.project(), version.major(),
+            assertTrue(compareTextIgnoringLineSeparators(
+                    String.format("/*" +
+                                  " * This file is automatically generated." +
+                                  " * Do not modify! -- ALL CHANGES WILL BE ERASED!" +
+                                  " */" +
+                                  "package %s;" +
+                                  "import java.util.Date;" +
+                                  "/**" +
+                                  " * Provides semantic version information." +
+                                  " *" +
+                                  " * @author <a href=\"https://github.com/ethauvin/semver\">Semantic Version Annotation Processor</a>" +
+                                  " */" +
+                                  "public final class %s {" +
+                                  "    public static final String PROJECT = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final Date BUILDDATE = new Date(L);" +
+                                  "    public static final int MAJOR = %d;" +
+                                  "    public static final int MINOR = %d;" +
+                                  "    public static final int PATCH = %d;" +
+                                  "    public static final String PRERELEASE = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final String PRERELEASE_PREFIX = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final String BUILDMETA = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final String BUILDMETA_PREFIX = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final String SEPARATOR = \"%s\";" +
+                                  "    public static final String VERSION = \"\";" +
+                                  "    /**" +
+                                  "     * Disables the default constructor." +
+                                  "     */" +
+                                  "    private %s() {" +
+                                  "        throw new UnsupportedOperationException(\"Illegal constructor call.\");" +
+                                  "    }" +
+                                  "}", version.packageName(), version.className(), version.project(), version.major(),
                             version.minor(), version.patch(), version.preRelease(), version.preReleasePrefix(),
                             version.buildMeta(), version.buildMetaPrefix(), version.separator(), version.className()),
-                    writer.toString());
+                    writer.toString()));
         }
     }