diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 5a122056..da6b6f85 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ install()
 dist()
 {
 	local formats="xztar,gztar,zip"
-	local tag="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+	#local tag="$(git describe --abbrev=0)"
+	local tag="$(grep -w version.: meson.build | sed "s/.*version.:.'\([0-9]\+\)'.*/\1/")"
 	local f
 
 	echo "=== dist ($formats) ==="