diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
index 86ae29e..2951cb2 100755
--- a/version.sh
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-[ -z "${VERSION}" ] && VERSION=`git describe --tags --always 2>/dev/null | \
-                                fgrep .` \
+[ -z "${VERSION}" ] && VERSION=`git describe --tags --match='v[0-9].*' 2>/dev/null` \
                     && VERSION=${VERSION#v}
 
 [ -z "${VERSION}" ] && VERSION=`cat VERSION 2>/dev/null`