diff --git a/share/genbuild.sh b/share/genbuild.sh
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index d959877..507e334
--- a/share/genbuild.sh
+++ b/share/genbuild.sh
@@ -15,8 +15,13 @@ if [ -e "$(which git)" ]; then
     # clean 'dirty' status of touched files that haven't been modified
     git diff >/dev/null 2>/dev/null 
 
-    # get a string like "v0.6.0-66-g59887e8-dirty"
-    DESC="$(git describe --dirty 2>/dev/null)"
+    # Try exact tag match first (when building from a release tag)
+    DESC="$(git describe --tags --exact-match 2>/dev/null)"
+    
+    # If no exact match, fall back to git describe with commit distance
+    if [ -z "$DESC" ]; then
+        DESC="$(git describe --tags --dirty 2>/dev/null)"
+    fi
 
     # get a string like "2012-04-10 16:27:19 +0200"
     TIME="$(git log -n 1 --format="%ci")"