diff --git a/lib/noosfero/version.rb b/lib/noosfero/version.rb
index 05044f2..0827f5a 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/version.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/version.rb
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ module Noosfero
   PROJECT = 'noosfero'
   VERSION = '1.0'
 end
+
+if File.exist?(File.join(Rails.root, '.git'))
+  Noosfero::VERSION.clear << Dir.chdir(Rails.root) { `git describe --tags`.strip }
+end
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