diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d8c3db89..6812ca82 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MXQ_VERSION_PATCH = 4
 MXQ_VERSION_EXTRA = "beta"
 MXQ_VERSIONDATE = 2016
 
-MXQ_VERSION_GIT := $(shell git describe --long 2>/dev/null)
+MXQ_VERSION_GIT := $(shell git describe --long --tags 2>/dev/null)
 
 MXQ_VERSION = ${MXQ_VERSION_MAJOR}.${MXQ_VERSION_MINOR}.${MXQ_VERSION_PATCH}
 ifeq (${MXQ_VERSION_GIT},)