diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2c811ef..947cbbe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 /classes
 /checkouts
 pom.xml
+pom.xml.asc
 *.jar
 *.class
 .lein-deps-sum
 .lein-failures
-.lein-plugins
\ No newline at end of file
+.lein-plugins
diff --git a/project.clj b/project.clj
index 200d297..32c0a09 100644
--- a/project.clj
+++ b/project.clj
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-(defproject org.clojars.cvillecsteele/lein-git-version "1.0.1"
+(defproject org.clojars.brendanyounger/lein-git-version "1.0.5"
   :description "Use git for project versions"
   :url "https://github.com/cvillecsteele/lein-git-version"
   :license {:name "Eclipse Public License"
diff --git a/src/lein_git_version/plugin.clj b/src/lein_git_version/plugin.clj
index 19e37b9..aa9e8aa 100644
--- a/src/lein_git_version/plugin.clj
+++ b/src/lein_git_version/plugin.clj
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
    clojure.pprint
    [leiningen.git-version :only [get-git-version]]))
 
-(defn middleware
-  [project]
-  (let [code (str
-              ";; Do not edit.  Generated by lein-git-version plugin.\n"
-              "(ns " (:name project) ".version)\n"
-              "(def version \"" (get-git-version) "\")\n")
-        proj-dir (.toLowerCase (.replace (:name project) \- \_))
-        filename (if (:git-version-path project)
-                   (str (:git-version-path project) "/version.clj")
-                   (str (or (first (:source-paths project)) "src") "/"
-                        proj-dir "/version.clj"))]
-    (-> project
-        (update-in [:injections] concat `[(spit ~filename ~code)])
-        (assoc :version (get-git-version)))))
+(let [version (get-git-version)]
+  (defn middleware [project]
+    (let [code (str
+                ";; Do not edit.  Generated by lein-git-version plugin.\n"
+                "(ns " (:name project) ".version)\n"
+                "(def version \"" version "\")\n")
+          proj-dir (.toLowerCase (.replace (:name project) \- \_))
+          filename (if (:git-version-path project)
+                     (str (:git-version-path project) "/version.clj")
+                     (str (or (first (:source-paths project)) "src") "/"
+                          proj-dir "/version.clj"))]
+      (spit filename code)
+      (assoc project :version version))))
diff --git a/src/leiningen/git_version.clj b/src/leiningen/git_version.clj
index b043c5c..16375dd 100644
--- a/src/leiningen/git_version.clj
+++ b/src/leiningen/git_version.clj
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
   (:use
    [clojure.java.shell :only [sh]]))
 
-(defn get-git-version
-  []
-  (apply str (rest (clojure.string/trim
-                    (:out (sh
-                           "git" "describe" "--match" "v*.*"
-                           "--abbrev=4" "--dirty=**DIRTY**"))))))
+(defn get-git-version []
+  (clojure.string/trim (:out (sh "git" "describe" "--dirty"))))
 
 (defn git-version
   "Show project version, as tagged in git."