diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e861e42..018c19c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #;**********************************************************************;
 
 AC_INIT([tpm2-pkcs11],
-  [m4_esyscmd_s([git describe --tags --always --dirty])],
+  [git-@VERSION@],
   [https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-pkcs11/issues],
   [],
   [https://github.com/tpm2-software/tpm2-pkcs11])