--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -46,18 +46,10 @@
 crypt          = cc.find_library('crypt', required: not libpam.found())
 math           = cc.find_library('m')
 
-git = find_program('git', required: false)
 scdoc = find_program('scdoc', required: get_option('man-pages'))
 wayland_scanner = find_program('wayland-scanner')
 
 version = '"@0@"'.format(meson.project_version())
-if git.found()
-	git_commit_hash = run_command([git.path(), 'describe', '--always', '--tags'])
-	git_branch = run_command([git.path(), 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'])
-	if git_commit_hash.returncode() == 0 and git_branch.returncode() == 0
-		version = '"@0@ (" __DATE__ ", branch \'@1@\')"'.format(git_commit_hash.stdout().strip(), git_branch.stdout().strip())
-	endif
-endif
 add_project_arguments('-DSWAYLOCK_VERSION=@0@'.format(version), language: 'c')
 
 wl_protocol_dir = wayland_protos.get_pkgconfig_variable('pkgdatadir')