diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 90a27f9cea..0000000000
--- a/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-1.0.5
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 2a216b1703..7bf66eea18 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -166,8 +166,7 @@ defmodule OMG.Umbrella.MixProject do
   defp docker(), do: if(System.get_env("DOCKER"), do: "_docker", else: "")
 
   defp current_version() do
-    sha = String.replace(elem(System.cmd("git", ["rev-parse", "--short=7", "HEAD"]), 0), "\n", "")
-    "#{String.trim(File.read!("VERSION"))}" <> "+" <> sha
+    String.replace(elem(System.cmd("git", ["describe", "--tags"]), 0), "\n", "")
   end
 
   defp steps() do