diff --git a/Utilities/Release/CMake.nsi.in b/Utilities/Release/CMake.nsi.in
index ea5b1d738..ad7a1f79a 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/CMake.nsi.in
+++ b/Utilities/Release/CMake.nsi.in
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ FunctionEnd
 ;--------------------------------
 ; Define some macro setting for the gui
 
-  !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_BITMAP @PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@\Utilities\Release\@PROJECT_NAME@Install.bmp
+  !define MUI_HEADERIMAGE_BITMAP "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@\Utilities\Release\@PROJECT_NAME@Install.bmp"
 
 ;--------------------------------
 ;Pages
diff --git a/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in b/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
index fbfaef997..d201c13e0 100644
--- a/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
+++ b/Utilities/Release/MakeRelease.cmake.in
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ SET (CVSROOT ":pserver:anoncvs@www.cmake.org:/cvsroot/CMake")
 #########################################################################
 IF (COMMIT_UNIX_SCRIPT)
   # first copy the file
-  EXEC_PROGRAM(${CMAKE_COMMAND} "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@"
+  EXEC_PROGRAM("@CMAKE_COMMAND@" "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@"
     ARGS -E copy 
-    "@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh" 
-    "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/Utilities/Release"
+    "\"@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh\""
+    "\"@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/Utilities/Release\""
     )
   # then commit it
   EXEC_PROGRAM(cvs "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@"
-    ARGS commit -m \"ENH: update revision numbers\" 
-    "@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh" 
+    ARGS commit -m "\"ENH: update revision numbers\""
+    "\"@PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR@/Utilities/Release/cmake_release.sh\"" 
     )
 ENDIF (COMMIT_UNIX_SCRIPT)
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ ENDIF (COMMIT_UNIX_SCRIPT)
 #########################################################################
 IF (BUILD_NSIW)
   EXEC_PROGRAM("@NSIS_MAKENSIS@" 
-    ARGS "@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/Utilities/Release/@PROJECT_NAME@.nsi"
+    ARGS "\"@PROJECT_BINARY_DIR@/Utilities/Release/@PROJECT_NAME@.nsi\""
     )
   # copy the NSI to the FTP site
   EXEC_PROGRAM(scp