diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 6458817c..26a21e10 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -235,4 +235,6 @@ where = ["cmd2"]
 namespaces = false
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+git_describe_command = "git describe --dirty --tags --long --exclude plugin-*"
+