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diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e86bef6..de243a6 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ dnl Our package name, version, ...
AC_INIT([rc], [1.7.4])
dnl ... and release date
-RELDATE=`date +%Y-%m-%d`
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(RELDATE, "$RELDATE", [Release date])
+DESCRIPTION=$(git describe || echo '(git description unavailable)')
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED(DESCRIPTION, "$DESCRIPTION", [Release date])
dnl Get things going...
AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([rc.h])