diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a67d59..7dddebe 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CC=gcc
-CFLAGS=-Wall -pedantic -g -DUNIX_HOST -DVER=\"`git show-ref --abbrev=8 --head --hash head`\"
+CFLAGS=-Wall -pedantic -g -DUNIX_HOST -DVER=\"`git show-ref --abbrev=8 --head --hash head`\" -DTAG\"`git describe --abbrev=0 --tags`\"
 LIBS=-lm -lreadline
 
 TARGET	= picoc
diff --git a/picoc.h b/picoc.h
index 2ac0f06..1284663 100644
--- a/picoc.h
+++ b/picoc.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 /* picoc version number */
 #ifdef VER
-#define PICOC_VERSION "v2.2 beta r" VER         /* VER is the subversion version number, obtained via the Makefile */
+#define PICOC_VERSION "v2.2 beta r" VER         /* VER is the git hash number, obtained via the Makefile */
 #else
 #define PICOC_VERSION "v2.2"
 #endif