diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index c72c8a0..e143bc0 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apply plugin: 'com.android.application'
 def getVersionName = { ->
     def stdout = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
     exec {
-        commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags'
+        commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--always'
         standardOutput = stdout
     }
     return stdout.toString().trim()