diff --git a/src/build.rs b/src/build.rs
index 5490f9c..953557a 100644
--- a/src/build.rs
+++ b/src/build.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@ use ructe::Ructe;
 use vergen::EmitBuilder;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-    EmitBuilder::builder().git_sha(true).emit()?;
+    EmitBuilder::builder()
+        .git_sha(true)
+        .git_describe(true, true, None)
+        .emit()?;
 
     let mut ructe = Ructe::from_env()?;
     let mut statics = ructe.statics()?;
diff --git a/src/statics.rs b/src/statics.rs
index 3e799f2..8469ad1 100644
--- a/src/statics.rs
+++ b/src/statics.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ pub struct VersionInfo<'a> {
 
 pub(crate) const VERSION_INFO: VersionInfo = VersionInfo {
     commit: env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA"),
-    version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    version: env!("VERGEN_GIT_DESCRIBE"),
+    // version: env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
 };
 
 lazy_static! {
diff --git a/templates/base.rs.html b/templates/base.rs.html
index da9a3cf..b895835 100644
--- a/templates/base.rs.html
+++ b/templates/base.rs.html
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 <nav>
     <ul>
         <li>
-            <small>HoC v@version_info.version - <a href="https://github.com/vbrandl/hoc/commit/@version_info.commit">@version_info.commit</a></small>
+            <small>HoC @version_info.version - <a href="https://github.com/vbrandl/hoc/commit/@version_info.commit">@version_info.commit</a></small>
         </li>
     </ul>
 </nav>