--- a/version-gen.sh
+++ b/version-gen.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 DEFAULT_VERSION="5.5.3.git"
 
-VERSION="`git describe 2> /dev/null | grep collectd | sed -e 's/^collectd-//'`"
+#VERSION="`git describe 2> /dev/null | grep collectd | sed -e 's/^collectd-//'`"
 
 if test -z "$VERSION"; then
 	VERSION="$DEFAULT_VERSION"
