diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b610ae47cb..b680f3d061 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 PACKAGES_NOSIMULATION=$(shell go list ./... | grep -v '/simulation')
 PACKAGES_SIMTEST=$(shell go list ./... | grep '/simulation')
-export VERSION := $(shell echo $(shell git describe --always --match "v*") | sed 's/^v//')
+export VERSION := $(shell echo $(shell git describe --tags --always --match "v*") | sed 's/^v//')
 export CMTVERSION := $(shell go list -m github.com/cometbft/cometbft | sed 's:.* ::')
 export COMMIT := $(shell git log -1 --format='%H')
 LEDGER_ENABLED ?= true