--- build/mk_version_hrl.orig	2015-07-14 10:15:12 UTC
+++ build/mk_version_hrl
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
 sed \
-    -e "s/@vsn@/`git describe --always --tags --match '[0-9]*.[0-9]*'`/g" \
     -e "s/is expected to be/was/g" \
     -e '/^%% The version below/ i \
 %% DO NOT EDIT -- generated from gpb_version.hrl.in' \
