diff --git a/src/maven/maven.pro b/src/maven/maven.pro
index f2f12607..9bd2d2aa 100644
--- a/src/maven/maven.pro
+++ b/src/maven/maven.pro
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ desktop.path = $${INSTALL_PREFIX}/share/applications
 desktop.files = maven.desktop
 
 #add version information during compilation
-#VERSION = $$system("git describe --tags --always")
-VERSION=8.0.11
+VERSION = $$system("git describe --tags --always")
+#VERSION=8.0.26
 include(gitversion.pri)
 DEFINES += MAVEN_VERSION=\\\"$$VERSION\\\"
 DEFINES += "PLATFORM=\"$$QMAKE_HOST.os\""