diff --git a/scripts/application.sh b/scripts/application.sh
index 203bb640..d97fef17 100755
--- a/scripts/application.sh
+++ b/scripts/application.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ if [ "x$TIP" = "x" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Charybdis wants the hg tip to be in include/serno.h, in its own format.
-MYTIP=`hg parents --template '#date|shortdate#_#node|short#' 2>/dev/null | sed -e s/-//g -e s/_/-/`
+MYTIP=`hg parents --template '{date|shortdate}_{node|short}' 2>/dev/null | sed -e s/-//g -e s/_/-/`
 echo "[charybdis] Generating include/serno.h for tip $MYTIP."
 cat << _EOF_ > include/serno.h
 /* Generated automatically by makepackage. Any changes made here will be lost. */
diff --git a/scripts/makerelease.sh b/scripts/makerelease.sh
index 209ff697..7b3fc276 100755
--- a/scripts/makerelease.sh
+++ b/scripts/makerelease.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ if [ "x$2" = "x--automatic" ]; then
 	AUTOMATIC="yes"
 fi
 
-TIP=`hg tip --template "#rev#:#node|short#"`
+TIP=`hg parents --template "{rev}:{node|short}"`
 
 WRKDIR=`pwd`