diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7c6979fe..0963ec1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -225,7 +225,8 @@ jobs:
         rustup default 1.99.0 # [group:rust_1.99.0]
 
         # Fetch the program version.
-        VERSION="$(cargo pkgid | cut -d# -f2 | cut -d: -f2)"
+        PKGID="$(cargo pkgid)"
+        VERSION="${PKGID##*[#@:]}"
 
         # If the release already exists, exit early.
         if gh release view "v$VERSION" &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/toast.yml b/toast.yml
index 792b0e9e..0077ad70 100644
--- a/toast.yml
+++ b/toast.yml
@@ -443,7 +443,8 @@ tasks:
       - src
     command: |
       # Fetch the program version.
-      VERSION="$(cargo-offline pkgid | grep --extended-regexp --only-matching '[0-9.]+$')"
+      PKGID="$(cargo-offline pkgid)"
+      VERSION="${PKGID##*[#@:]}"
 
       # If this version of the package already exists on crates.io, there's nothing more to do.
       if cargo-online search typical | grep "typical = \"$VERSION\"" > /dev/null; then