diff --git a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
index 784b60f..d5d428c 100644
--- a/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
+++ b/packaging/arch/PKGBUILD
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ conflicts=(
 
 pkgver() {
 	cd "${srcdir}/${_reponame}"
-	git describe --long | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g'
+	git describe --always --tags | sed 's/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g'
 }
 
 package() {