diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 9d4343203c..3129de54df 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ if git.found()
     # Now let's check if the working directory is clean.
     if run_command(git, 'diff-index', '--quiet', 'HEAD').returncode() == 0
       short_rev = r.stdout().strip()
+      if run_command(git, 'describe', '--exact-match', '--tags').returncode() == 0
+        short_rev = ''
+      endif
     else
       short_rev = 'dirty'
       warning('Cannot extract valid git short revision from dirty working directory.')
@@ -109,9 +112,11 @@ if git.found()
 endif
 
 # Construct build identifier.
-build_identifier = 'git.' + short_rev
-add_project_arguments('-DBUILD_IDENTIFIER="' + build_identifier + '"', language : 'cpp')
-message('Using build identifier "' + build_identifier + '".')
+if short_rev != ''
+  build_identifier = 'git.' + short_rev
+  add_project_arguments('-DBUILD_IDENTIFIER="' + build_identifier + '"', language : 'cpp')
+  message('Using build identifier "' + build_identifier + '".')
+endif
 
 #############################################################################
 ## Main files
diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 7140ce50a1..319e275bd7 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
   CERR << EscCodes::Bold() << EscCodes::Red() << "       _";
   CERR << "|   _ | |";
   CERR << "|_ |_ |_|" << EscCodes::Reset() << " v" << GetVersionStr()
-       << '+' << BUILD_IDENTIFIER << " built " << __DATE__;
+       << " built " << __DATE__;
 
   try {
     InitializeMagicBitboards();
diff --git a/src/neural/loader.cc b/src/neural/loader.cc
index 955f90033b..0d81164e34 100644
--- a/src/neural/loader.cc
+++ b/src/neural/loader.cc
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ WeightsFile ParseWeightsProto(const std::string& buffer) {
 
   const auto min_version =
       GetVersionStr(net.min_version().major(), net.min_version().minor(),
-                    net.min_version().patch(), "");
+                    net.min_version().patch(), "", "");
   const auto lc0_ver = GetVersionInt();
   const auto net_ver =
       GetVersionInt(net.min_version().major(), net.min_version().minor(),
diff --git a/src/version.cc b/src/version.cc
index 9c4e2d0138..d6b5a0540b 100644
--- a/src/version.cc
+++ b/src/version.cc
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ std::uint32_t GetVersionInt(int major, int minor, int patch) {
 }
 
 std::string GetVersionStr(int major, int minor, int patch,
-                          const std::string& postfix) {
+                          const std::string& postfix,
+                          const std::string& build_id) {
   auto v = std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." +
            std::to_string(patch);
-  if (postfix.empty()) return v;
-  return v + "-" + postfix;
+  if (!postfix.empty()) v += "-" + postfix;
+  if (!build_id.empty()) v += "+" + build_id;
+  return v;
 }
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index ee07ebb406..e713bb3c82 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@
 #include <string>
 #include "version.inc"
 
+#ifndef BUILD_IDENTIFIER
+#define BUILD_IDENTIFIER ""
+#endif
+
 std::uint32_t GetVersionInt(int major = LC0_VERSION_MAJOR,
                             int minor = LC0_VERSION_MINOR,
                             int patch = LC0_VERSION_PATCH);
@@ -39,4 +43,5 @@ std::uint32_t GetVersionInt(int major = LC0_VERSION_MAJOR,
 std::string GetVersionStr(int major = LC0_VERSION_MAJOR,
                           int minor = LC0_VERSION_MINOR,
                           int patch = LC0_VERSION_PATCH,
-                          const std::string& postfix = LC0_VERSION_POSTFIX);
+                          const std::string& postfix = LC0_VERSION_POSTFIX,
+                          const std::string& build_id = BUILD_IDENTIFIER);