diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 659ec9f9..fb7b28b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ It's a not recommended for your CI pipeline. Only install like this for your loc
 ```bash
 go get -u github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
-go install -ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)' -X 'main.commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)' -X 'main.date=$(date)'"
+go install -ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(git describe --tags)' -X 'main.commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)' -X 'main.date=$(date)'"
 ```
 
 You can also install it on OSX using brew:
diff --git a/README.tmpl.md b/README.tmpl.md
index 9a059e11..f9ed6f19 100644
--- a/README.tmpl.md
+++ b/README.tmpl.md
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ It's a not recommended for your CI pipeline. Only install like this for your loc
 ```bash
 go get -u github.com/golangci/golangci-lint
 cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/cmd/golangci-lint
-go install -ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)' -X 'main.commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)' -X 'main.date=$(date)'"
+go install -ldflags "-X 'main.version=$(git describe --tags)' -X 'main.commit=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)' -X 'main.date=$(date)'"
 ```
 
 You can also install it on OSX using brew: