diff --git a/source/dub/package_.d b/source/dub/package_.d
index e9d3322..bb3eddd 100644
--- a/source/dub/package_.d
+++ b/source/dub/package_.d
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@
 		return null;
 	}
 
-	if (auto tag = exec("git", git_dir_param, "describe", "--long")) {
+	if (auto tag = exec("git", git_dir_param, "describe", "--long", "--tags")) {
 		auto parts = tag.split("-");
 		auto commit = parts[$-1];
 		auto num = parts[$-2].to!int;