diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8cd8a0f5..39e2324e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-release_version := $(shell git describe --tags)
+release_version := $(shell GIT_CEILING_DIRECTORIES=$(PWD) bin/rbenv --version | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
 share/man/man1/rbenv.1: share/man/man1/rbenv.1.adoc
 	asciidoctor -b manpage -a version=$(release_version:v%=%) $<