--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 origcflags="$CFLAGS"
 
 AC_PREREQ(2.61)
-AC_INIT([tinc], m4_esyscmd_s((git describe || echo UNKNOWN) | sed 's/release-//'))
+AC_INIT([tinc], [1.1~pre18])
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([src/tincd.c])
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE([std-options subdir-objects nostdinc silent-rules -Wall])
 AC_CONFIG_HEADERS([config.h])