diff --git a/buildver.sh b/buildver.sh
index 08c73bf..6db2a99 100644
--- a/buildver.sh
+++ b/buildver.sh
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@
 CURDIR=$(dirname $0)
 if [ -d "$CURDIR/.git" ]; then
 	cd "$CURDIR"
-	echo $(git describe --abbrev=0 --tags)-$(git rev-parse HEAD | tail -c 9)
+	echo $(git rev-parse HEAD)
 fi