diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 224731a4d0..580d8a07e7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 $(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
 endif
diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 4247855c94..a6330e0722 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 $(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
 endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 8a93f088ce..c953cae2cc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
-GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long)
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long --abbrev=7)
 ifndef GIT_VERSION
 $(error GIT_VERSION is not set)
 endif