diff --git a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
index 049e300..94aedce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cpp.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
       - name: Build eiger-detector
         run: |
+          git describe --always && \
           mkdir -p build && cd build && \
           cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/odin -DODINDATA_ROOT_DIR=/odin ../cpp && \
           make -j8 VERBOSE=1 && \