diff --git a/build_utils/src/lib.rs b/build_utils/src/lib.rs
index a09466326..6665e8415 100644
--- a/build_utils/src/lib.rs
+++ b/build_utils/src/lib.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub fn git_description() {
         .output()
         .expect("Failed to execute git command");
     let output = Command::new("git")
-        .args(["describe", "--dirty"])
+        .args(["describe", "--dirty", "--always", "--long"])
         .output()
         .expect("Failed to execute git command");