diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 68c4371..3cf8fa0 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##*[#@:]}"
 
         # Determine if the release already exists.
         if gh release view "v$VERSION" &> /dev/null; then
diff --git a/toast.yml b/toast.yml
index f6cf672..1bf6704 100644
--- a/toast.yml
+++ b/toast.yml
@@ -303,7 +303,8 @@ tasks:
       - src
     command: |
       # Fetch the program version.
-      VERSION="$(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 docuum | grep "docuum = \"$VERSION\"" > /dev/null; then