diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d98231235..0afae4dfd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+#$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+GIT_VERSION := 2.2.0
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index bb28b7ddf..9a0c0999e 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+#$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+GIT_VERSION := 2.2.0
 endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 14caadcf0..384c0ba6f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+#$(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
+GIT_VERSION := 2.2.0
 endif
 endif