diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 6d79a3e..1f5f5ac 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ SUBDIRS = src
 TOP_DIR   = $(shell pwd)
 DIST_DIR  = $(TOP_DIR)/dist
 BUILD_DIR = $(TOP_DIR)/build
-GIT_VER   = $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty=-dev 2>/dev/null || echo "0.1-dev")
+GIT_VER   = $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "0.1-dev")
 SRC_TAR   = $(DIST_DIR)/myhomelab-$(GIT_VER)-src.tar.gz
 
 # ===========================