diff --git a/paper/Makefile b/paper/Makefile
index cfe4a25..04d3884 100644
--- a/paper/Makefile
+++ b/paper/Makefile
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ MAKEFLAGS += --no-builtin-rules
 
 main_tex ?= paper
 
-VERSION_STRING := $(shell git describe --tags --long --dirty)
+VERSION_STRING := $(shell git describe --tags --long)
 
 all: ${main_tex}.pdf
 
diff --git a/paper/version.tex b/paper/version.tex
index 8b13789..208a10e 100644
--- a/paper/version.tex
+++ b/paper/version.tex
@@ -1 +1 @@
-
+v1.0-0-g522857c