diff --git a/build-fish-nightlies.zsh b/build-fish-nightlies.zsh
index 0f436cf75e52252de69900d2b89c290858cdc345..147da05e04ff30da6a3de4dc3f55e6eed25519da 100755
--- a/build-fish-nightlies.zsh
+++ b/build-fish-nightlies.zsh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ UPSTREAM_SHA=`git rev-parse --short origin/master`
 git checkout master
 git merge origin/master
 
-VERSION=`git describe --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null`
+VERSION=`git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null`
 MASTER_SHA=`git rev-parse --short master`
 RPMVERSION=`echo $VERSION |sed 's/-/+/
 s/-/./'`