diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 6770b69b8..cdc28d8d7 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
 
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --tags)
 
 DEPS_PATH=../deps