diff --git a/Tools/version.py b/Tools/version.py
index a4f0f12..0e3a9ef 100644
--- a/Tools/version.py
+++ b/Tools/version.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def run():
     g = gp.Git(basedir)
 
     release = True
-    tag, distance, sha = g.execute(["git", "describe"]).split("-")
+    tag, distance, sha = g.execute(["git", "describe" "--tags"]).split("-")
 
     if int(distance) > 0:
         release = False