diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8b430a9c..b9501409 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 install:
-	go install -ldflags="-X main.version=$(shell git describe --always --long --dirty)"
+	go install -ldflags="-X main.version=$(shell git describe --always --abbrev=6 --dirty=-dev)"