diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 3850f546..a19747f7 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 AC_PREREQ([2.69])
-AC_INIT([fort], [1.5.1], [fort-validator@nic.mx])
+AC_INIT([fort], [m4_esyscmd_s([git describe --dirty --always --tags])],
+	[fort-validator@nic.mx])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/main.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([subdir-objects])
 
diff --git a/src/config.c b/src/config.c
index 19d99984..15a54e32 100644
--- a/src/config.c
+++ b/src/config.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ print_config(void)
 {
 	struct option_field const *opt;
 
-	pr_op_info("Fort 1.5.1.2");
+	pr_op_info(PACKAGE_STRING);
 	pr_op_info("Configuration {");
 
 	FOREACH_OPTION(options, opt, 0xFFFF)