diff --git a/azure-pipelines/run-ci-builds.yml b/azure-pipelines/run-ci-builds.yml
index d7ae36b..bf1ca43 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/run-ci-builds.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/run-ci-builds.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   pool:
     name: Azure Pipelines
     vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
+  timeoutInMinutes: 180
 
   steps:
   - checkout: self
diff --git a/builders/nix-python-builder.psm1 b/builders/nix-python-builder.psm1
index ceb0cb3..f486697 100644
--- a/builders/nix-python-builder.psm1
+++ b/builders/nix-python-builder.psm1
@@ -93,7 +93,14 @@ class NixPythonBuilder : PythonBuilder {
         $installationTemplateLocation = Join-Path -Path $this.InstallationTemplatesLocation -ChildPath $this.InstallationTemplateName
 
         $installationTemplateContent = Get-Content -Path $installationTemplateLocation -Raw
-        $installationTemplateContent = $installationTemplateContent -f $this.Version.Major, $this.Version.Minor, $this.Version.Build
+
+        $variablesToReplace = @{
+            "{{__VERSION_MAJOR__}}" = $this.Version.Major;
+            "{{__VERSION_MINOR__}}" = $this.Version.Minor;
+            "{{__VERSION_BUILD__}}" = $this.Version.Build;
+        }
+        $variablesToReplace.keys | ForEach-Object { $installationTemplateContent = $installationTemplateContent.Replace($_, $variablesToReplace[$_]) }
+
         $installationTemplateContent | Out-File -FilePath $installationScriptLocation
 
         Write-Debug "Done; Installation script location: $installationScriptLocation)"
diff --git a/installers/nix-setup-template.sh b/installers/nix-setup-template.sh
index dd27788..ea9a14b 100644
--- a/installers/nix-setup-template.sh
+++ b/installers/nix-setup-template.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 set -e
 
-MAJOR_VERSION={0}
-MINOR_VERSION={1}
-BUILD_VERSION={2}
+MAJOR_VERSION="{{__VERSION_MAJOR__}}"
+MINOR_VERSION="{{__VERSION_MINOR__}}"
+BUILD_VERSION="{{__VERSION_BUILD__}}"
 
 PYTHON_MAJOR=python$MAJOR_VERSION
 PYTHON_MAJOR_DOT_MINOR=python$MAJOR_VERSION.$MINOR_VERSION