diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6c152df30..d125f760e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-SHELL=/bin/bash
-
 .PHONY: publish test coveralls lint zero coverage
 
 VERSION=1.0.0-beta.16
diff --git a/templates/Makefile b/templates/Makefile
index 13d2b784b..fa228e370 100755
--- a/templates/Makefile
+++ b/templates/Makefile
@@ -65,10 +65,10 @@ assets/classDiagram.svg: assets/classDiagram
 
 README.md: templates/README.md dist/lips.js .$(VERSION)
 	$(GIT) branch | grep '* devel' > /dev/null && $(SED) -e "s/{{VER}}/DEV/g" -e \
-	"s/{{VER_DASH}}/$(VERSION_DASH)/g" -e "s/{{BRANCH}}/$(BRANCH)/g" -e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" \
+	"s/{{VER_DASH}}/$(VERSION_DASH)/g" -e "s#{{BRANCH}}#$(BRANCH)#g" -e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" \
 	-e "s/{{YEAR}}/${YEAR}/g"  -e "s/{{DATE}}/${DATE_SHORT}/" -e "s/{{COMMIT}}/$(COMMIT)/g" \
 	< templates/README.md > README.md || \
-	$(SED) -e "s/{{VER}}/$(VERSION)/g" -e "s/{{BRANCH}}/$(BRANCH)/g" -e "s/{{YEAR}}/${YEAR}/g" \
+	$(SED) -e "s/{{VER}}/$(VERSION)/g" -e "s#{{BRANCH}}#$(BRANCH)#g" -e "s/{{YEAR}}/${YEAR}/g" \
 	-e "s/{{CHECKSUM}}/$(TESTS_CHECKSUM)/g" -e "s/{{COMMIT}}/$(COMMIT)/g" -e "s/{{DATE}}/${DATE_SHORT}/" \
 	-e "s/{{VER_DASH}}/$(VERSION_DASH)/g" < templates/README.md > README.md