diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 3d63db29d..7466bb1e7 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
 
+# Check if git is installed
+if ! command -v git &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "Error: git is not installed. Please install git and try again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 ROOTDIR="$(dirname "$0")/.."
 BUILDDIR="${ROOTDIR}/build"
 
@@ -10,6 +16,7 @@ else
     BUILD_TYPE="$1"
 fi
 
+# Check the first git tag that points to the current commit and starts with "v"
 if [[ "$(git tag --points-at HEAD 2>/dev/null | head -n 1)" == v* ]]; then
 	touch "${ROOTDIR}/prerelease.txt"
 fi