diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 08ce6f6a6..167e12933 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ task filterAbout {
         into 'src/main/assets'
         filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [versionname: android.defaultConfig.versionName,
                                        versioncode: android.defaultConfig.versionCode.toString(),
-                                       commit: "git rev-parse HEAD".execute().text[0..6]])
+                                       commit: "git describe".execute().text])
     }
 }