diff --git a/packaging/android/qmake-build.sh b/packaging/android/qmake-build.sh
index d6b885e85..079e267fc 100755
--- a/packaging/android/qmake-build.sh
+++ b/packaging/android/qmake-build.sh
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ for ARCH in $ARCHITECTURES ; do
 			make install
 	popd
 
-	CURRENT_SHA=$(cd "$SUBSURFACE_SOURCE"/libdivecomputer ; git describe)
+	CURRENT_SHA=$(cd "$SUBSURFACE_SOURCE"/libdivecomputer ; git describe --always --long)
 	PREVIOUS_SHA=$(cat "libdivecomputer-${ARCH}.SHA" 2>/dev/null || echo)
 	if [ ! "$CURRENT_SHA" = "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ] || [ ! -e "$PKG_CONFIG_PATH/libdivecomputer.pc" ] ; then
 		mkdir -p libdivecomputer-build-"$ARCH"
diff --git a/packaging/ios/build.sh b/packaging/ios/build.sh
index 4300e2f00..af1c2011e 100755
--- a/packaging/ios/build.sh
+++ b/packaging/ios/build.sh
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ if [ "$QUICK" != "1" ] ; then
 	if [ ! -f "${PARENT_DIR}/libdivecomputer-build-${ARCH}/git.SHA" ] ; then
 		echo "" > "${PARENT_DIR}/libdivecomputer-build-${ARCH}/git.SHA"
 	fi
-	CURRENT_SHA=$(cd "${SUBSURFACE_SOURCE}/libdivecomputer" ; git describe)
+	CURRENT_SHA=$(cd "${SUBSURFACE_SOURCE}/libdivecomputer" ; git describe --always --long)
 	PREVIOUS_SHA=$(cat "${PARENT_DIR}/libdivecomputer-build-${ARCH}/git.SHA")
 	if [ ! "$CURRENT_SHA" = "$PREVIOUS_SHA" ] ; then
 		echo "$CURRENT_SHA" > "${PARENT_DIR}/libdivecomputer-build-${ARCH}/git.SHA"