diff --git a/zebrad/build.rs b/zebrad/build.rs
index 656a4463..ff6eacd9 100644
--- a/zebrad/build.rs
+++ b/zebrad/build.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fn main() {
     disable_non_reproducible(&mut config);
 
     *config.git_mut().sha_kind_mut() = ShaKind::Short;
+    *config.git_mut().semver_kind_mut() = SemverKind::Lightweight;
 
     // Disable env vars we aren't using right now
     *config.cargo_mut().features_mut() = false;
diff --git a/zebrad/src/application.rs b/zebrad/src/application.rs
index 3abeb5fc..42db6e08 100644
--- a/zebrad/src/application.rs
+++ b/zebrad/src/application.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ pub fn app_config() -> config::Reader<ZebradApp> {
 /// For details, see https://semver.org/
 pub fn app_version() -> Version {
     const CARGO_PKG_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
-    let vergen_git_semver: Option<&str> = option_env!("VERGEN_GIT_SEMVER");
+    let vergen_git_semver: Option<&str> = option_env!("VERGEN_GIT_SEMVER_LIGHTWEIGHT");
 
     match vergen_git_semver {
         // change the git semver format to the semver 2.0 format