diff --git a/azure-pipelines/templates/release-prepare-source.yml b/azure-pipelines/templates/release-prepare-source.yml
index 3eb148aef5..a3f5a137b3 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines/templates/release-prepare-source.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines/templates/release-prepare-source.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ steps:
     fi
 
     # Generate .ottdrev, which contains the version information
-    cmake -DGENERATE_OTTDREV=1 -P cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
+    cmake -DGENERATE_OTTDREV=.ottdrev -P cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
 
     ./azure-pipelines/changelog.sh > .changelog
     TZ='UTC' date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M UTC" > .release_date
diff --git a/cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake b/cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
index 4e81e30a61..bb60ff1cdb 100644
--- a/cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ endif ()
 message(STATUS "Version string: ${REV_VERSION}")
 
 if (GENERATE_OTTDREV)
-    message(STATUS "Generating .ottdrev")
-    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.ottdrev "${REV_VERSION}\t${REV_ISODATE}\t${REV_MODIFIED}\t${REV_HASH}\t${REV_ISTAG}\t${REV_ISSTABLETAG}\t${REV_YEAR}\n")
+    message(STATUS "Generating ${GENERATE_OTTDREV}")
+    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${GENERATE_OTTDREV} "${REV_VERSION}\t${REV_ISODATE}\t${REV_MODIFIED}\t${REV_HASH}\t${REV_ISTAG}\t${REV_ISSTABLETAG}\t${REV_YEAR}\n")
 else (GENERATE_OTTDREV)
     message(STATUS "Generating rev.cpp")
     configure_file("${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/rev.cpp.in"
diff --git a/version_utils.sh b/version_utils.sh
index f06682fe45..eff8916086 100755
--- a/version_utils.sh
+++ b/version_utils.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 
 if [ -n "$WRITE" ]; then
 	find_hasher
-	./findversion.sh > .ottdrev-vc-tmp
+	cmake -DGENERATE_OTTDREV=.ottdrev-vc-tmp -P cmake/scripts/FindVersion.cmake
 	output_hash_list | $HASH_CMD >> .ottdrev-vc-tmp
 	mv .ottdrev-vc-tmp .ottdrev-vc
 fi