diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 813bec4d..83989ecd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ list(INSERT CMAKE_MODULE_PATH 0
 	)
 if(EXISTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/.git)
 	execute_process(
-		COMMAND git describe --always
+		COMMAND git describe --always --tags
 		OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH
 		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}