diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 1b3d0398dc..0b59f31185 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export UBOOT_GCC_4_3_3_EXTRA_CFLAGS=-fPIC
 export BUILD_TYPE=squashfs
 
 export COMPRESSED_UBOOT=0
-export CARABOOT_RELEASE=$(shell git describe --dirty --always)
+export CARABOOT_RELEASE=$(shell git describe --dirty --always --match="caraboot-v*")
 
 IMAGEPATH=$(BUILD_TOPDIR)/bin
 UBOOT_BINARY=u-boot.bin