diff --git a/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py b/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
--- a/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
+++ b/rhodecode/config/post_receive_tmpl.py
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import sys
 
 try:
     import rhodecode
+    RC_HOOK_VER = '_TMPL_'
+    os.environ['RC_HOOK_VER'] = RC_HOOK_VER
     from rhodecode.lib.hooks import handle_git_post_receive
 except ImportError:
     rhodecode = None
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(0)
 
     repo_path = os.path.abspath('.')
-    push_data = sys.stdin.read().strip().split(' ')
+    push_data = sys.stdin.readlines()
     # os.environ is modified here by a subprocess call that
     # runs git and later git executes this hook.
     # Environ get's some additional info from rhodecode system