diff --git a/GEN-VERSION-FILE b/GEN-VERSION-FILE
index 136f5d0..7821d60 100755
--- a/GEN-VERSION-FILE
+++ b/GEN-VERSION-FILE
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ LF='
 '
 
 if test -d .git -o -f .git &&
-	VN=$(git describe --abbrev=4 HEAD 2>/dev/null) &&
+	VN=$(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags 2>/dev/null) &&
 	case "$VN" in
 	*$LF*) (exit 1) ;;
 	v[0-9]*)