diff --git a/.github/workflows/go.yml b/.github/workflows/go.yml
index 0b2bce1..9526975 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/go.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/go.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         fi
 
     - name: Build
-      run: GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -v .
+      run: GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -ldflags "-X main.version=$(git describe --tags HEAD)" -v .
 
     - name: Create build artifacts
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2
diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
index 07ebaf6..9c75c0a 100644
--- a/makefile
+++ b/makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := build
 
-GITVER = `git rev-parse HEAD`
+GITVER = `git describe --tags HEAD`
 
 build:
 	@go build -ldflags "-X main.version=${GITVER}"