diff --git a/makefile.shared b/makefile.shared
index 117071c..a603131 100644
--- a/makefile.shared
+++ b/makefile.shared
@@ -14,9 +14,6 @@ UNINSTALL_CMD = $(LT) --mode=uninstall rm
 
 include makefile_include.mk
 
-
-VERSION := $(shell [ -e .git ] && { git describe --tags --abbrev=0 | sed -e 's/^v//' ; } || echo $(VERSION))
-
 #START_INS
 OBJECTS=src/addsub/fp_add.o src/addsub/fp_add_d.o src/addsub/fp_addmod.o src/addsub/fp_cmp.o \
 src/addsub/fp_cmp_d.o src/addsub/fp_cmp_mag.o src/addsub/fp_sub.o src/addsub/fp_sub_d.o \
diff --git a/makefile_include.mk b/makefile_include.mk
index b92468c..429803d 100644
--- a/makefile_include.mk
+++ b/makefile_include.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ VERSION=0.13.1-next
 VERSION_LIB=1:0:0
 VERSION_PC=0.13.1
 
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell [ -e .git ] && { printf git- ; git describe --tags --always --dirty ; } || echo $(VERSION))
+ifneq ($(GIT_VERSION),)
+CFLAGS += -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
+endif
+
 # Compiler and Linker Names
 ifndef CROSS_COMPILE
   CROSS_COMPILE:=
diff --git a/src/misc/fp_ident.c b/src/misc/fp_ident.c
index 5177a54..ea11561 100644
--- a/src/misc/fp_ident.c
+++ b/src/misc/fp_ident.c
@@ -9,13 +9,17 @@
  */
 #include <tfm_private.h>
 
+#ifndef GIT_VERSION
+#define GIT_VERSION TFM_VERSION_S
+#endif
+
 const char *fp_ident(void)
 {
    static char buf[1024];
 
    memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
    snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf)-1,
-"TomsFastMath " TFM_VERSION_S "\n"
+"TomsFastMath " GIT_VERSION "\n"
 #if defined(TFM_IDENT_BUILD_DATE)
 "Built on " __DATE__ " at " __TIME__ "\n"
 #endif