diff --git a/build/cmake/version.cmake b/build/cmake/version.cmake
index dd953a3..f4377a1 100644
--- a/build/cmake/version.cmake
+++ b/build/cmake/version.cmake
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@
 # Generate the version string for this run.
 unset(aom_version)
 if(EXISTS "${GIT_EXECUTABLE}")
-  execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} --git-dir=${AOM_ROOT}/.git describe
+  execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE}
+                          --git-dir=${AOM_ROOT}/.git describe
+                          --match=v[0-9]*
                   OUTPUT_VARIABLE aom_version
                   ERROR_QUIET
                   RESULT_VARIABLE version_check_result)