diff --git a/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js b/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
index 1a09f1e..f2cceb5 100644
--- a/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
+++ b/scripts/odf/templating/markers.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // the regexps below are shared, so they shoudn't have state (no 'g' flag)
-export const variableRegex = /\{([^{#\/]+?)\}/
+export const variableRegex = /\{([^{#\/:]+?)\}/
 
 export const ifStartMarkerRegex = /{#if\s+([^}]+?)\s*}/;
 export const elseMarker = '{:else}'