diff --git a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
index a5541be..c2f1d4e 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe 'gitlab:app namespace rake task' do
         Rake::Task["gitlab:shell:setup"].stub invoke: true
       end
 
-      let(:gitlab_version) { %x{git rev-parse HEAD}.gsub(/\n/,"") }
+      let(:gitlab_version) { Gitlab::VERSION }
 
       it 'should fail on mismatch' do
         YAML.stub load_file: {gitlab_version: gitlab_version.reverse}
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libgit2 0.21.2