diff --git a/electronicparsers/exciting/parser.py b/electronicparsers/exciting/parser.py
index ac18789d..a8526d9a 100644
--- a/electronicparsers/exciting/parser.py
+++ b/electronicparsers/exciting/parser.py
@@ -2638,7 +2638,7 @@ def parse(self, filepath, archive, logger, **kwargs):
 
         sec_run.program = Program(
             name='exciting', version=self.info_parser.get('program_version', '').strip(),
-            github_commit_hash=self.info_parser.hash_id)
+            sub_version=self.info_parser.hash_id)
 
         # method goes first since reference needed for sec_scc
         if self._calculation_type == 'gw':
diff --git a/tests/test_excitingparser.py b/tests/test_excitingparser.py
index a3722af2..1aedbb7e 100644
--- a/tests/test_excitingparser.py
+++ b/tests/test_excitingparser.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_strucopt(parser):
     archive = EntryArchive()
     parser.parse('tests/data/exciting/GaO_strucopt/INFO.OUT', archive, None)
 
-    assert archive.run[0].program.github_commit_hash == '1e47a4bd61d2aa73ef68a31c2f3385676bee2c3a'
+    assert archive.run[0].program.sub_version == '1e47a4bd61d2aa73ef68a31c2f3385676bee2c3a'
 
     sec_systems = archive.run[0].system
     assert len(sec_systems) == 15