diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 5082bcb..4d91f65 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ def get_version():
         version_file.close()
         return version
     if os.path.exists('.git'):
-        p = subprocess.Popen(['git','describe','--long'], stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
+        p = subprocess.Popen(['git','describe','--match=v*'],
+                stdout=subprocess.PIPE)
         result = p.communicate()[0]
-        return result.split()[0].replace('-','.')
+        version = result.split()[0][1:]
+        return version.replace('-','.')
     import mandaye
     return mandaye.VERSION