diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index c17cc13..97ccb06 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 before:
   hooks:
+    - go generate
     - go mod tidy
 builds:
   - id: itd
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index c515726..0804475 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ import (
 
 var k = koanf.New(".")
 
-//go:embed version.txt
-var version string
-
 var (
 	firmwareUpdating = false
 	// The FS must be updated when the watch is reconnected
diff --git a/scripts/gen-version.sh b/scripts/gen-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9eb213e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gen-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+git describe --tags > version.txt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/version.go b/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f31d4b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+
+import _ "embed"
+
+//go:generate scripts/gen-version.sh
+
+//go:embed version.txt
+var version string