diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 59cb1e831..ea72eb4bc 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@ CC_WIN_64                := x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
 ##
 
 COMPTIME                 := $(shell date +%s)
-VERSION_TAG              := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty=+ | cut -d- -f1)
-VERSION_SUM              := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty=+ | cut -d- -f3)
+VERSION_TAG              := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty=+)
 
 ##
 ## Compiler flags
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ obj/%.NATIVE.o:   src/%.c
 	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 hashcat:       src/hashcat.c $(NATIVE_OBJS)
-	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE)    -o $(BINARY_NATIVE) $^ $(LFLAGS_NATIVE) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DVERSION_SUM=\"$(VERSION_SUM)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE)    -o $(BINARY_NATIVE) $^ $(LFLAGS_NATIVE) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 ##
 ## cross compiled hashcat for binary release version
@@ -320,13 +319,13 @@ obj/%.WIN.64.o:   src/%.c
 	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64) -c -o $@ $<
 
 hashcat32.bin: src/hashcat.c $(LINUX_32_OBJS)
-	$(CC_LINUX_32) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DVERSION_SUM=\"$(VERSION_SUM)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_LINUX_32) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 hashcat64.bin: src/hashcat.c $(LINUX_64_OBJS)
-	$(CC_LINUX_64) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DVERSION_SUM=\"$(VERSION_SUM)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_LINUX_64) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 hashcat32.exe: src/hashcat.c $(WIN_32_OBJS)
-	$(CC_WIN_32)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DVERSION_SUM=\"$(VERSION_SUM)\" -static-libgcc
+	$(CC_WIN_32)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -static-libgcc
 
 hashcat64.exe: src/hashcat.c $(WIN_64_OBJS)
-	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -DVERSION_SUM=\"$(VERSION_SUM)\" -static-libgcc
+	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\" -static-libgcc
diff --git a/src/hashcat.c b/src/hashcat.c
index 2151618a8..3d1b563fc 100644
--- a/src/hashcat.c
+++ b/src/hashcat.c
@@ -5537,7 +5537,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (version)
   {
-    log_info ("%s (%s)", VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
+    log_info ("%s", VERSION_TAG);
 
     return (0);
   }
@@ -5845,19 +5845,19 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
   {
     if (benchmark == 1)
     {
-      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting in benchmark-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
+      log_info ("%s (%s) starting in benchmark-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG);
 
       log_info ("");
     }
     else if (restore == 1)
     {
-      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting in restore-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
+      log_info ("%s (%s) starting in restore-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG);
 
       log_info ("");
     }
     else
     {
-      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
+      log_info ("%s (%s) starting...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG);
 
       log_info ("");
     }