diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 31614ed2df..fdbddd3d3b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ export UBOOT_GCC_4_3_3_EXTRA_CFLAGS=-fPIC
 export BUILD_TYPE=squashfs
 
 export COMPRESSED_UBOOT=0
-export CARABOOT_RELEASE=v2.2-dev
+export CARABOOT_RELEASE=$(shell git describe --dirty --always)
 
 IMAGEPATH=$(BUILD_TOPDIR)/bin
 UBOOT_BINARY=u-boot.bin