diff --git a/pages/common/hg-update.md b/pages/common/hg-update.md
index d0fdf4c1ad..9570171562 100644
--- a/pages/common/hg-update.md
+++ b/pages/common/hg-update.md
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@
 
 - Update to the last commit matching a specified date:
 
-`hg update --date {{date}}`
+`hg update --date {{dd-mm-yyyy}}`