diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 47ea36f..0194f32 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ project(qsynth
 list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake")
 
 set (CONFIG_VERSION ${PROJECT_VERSION})
+#[[
 execute_process (
   COMMAND git describe --tags --dirty --abbrev=6
   OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_DESCRIBE_OUTPUT
@@ -29,6 +30,8 @@ if (GIT_DESCRIBE_RESULT EQUAL 0)
 else ()
   set (VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 endif ()
+]]
+set (VERSION "${PROJECT_VERSION}")
 
 set (PACKAGE_NAME "Qsynth")
 set (PACKAGE_VERSION "${VERSION}")