diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index bf1f71b8e6ed2883eeaaa7d307bc3f45cba8e315..832e2feefb6fc4c5927e9a881d6d45261a1010cb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 setup(
     name='osmclient',
     version_command=('git describe --match v* --tags --long --dirty',
-                     'pep440-git'),
+                     'pep440-git-full'),
     author='Mike Marchetti',
     author_email='mmarchetti@sandvine.com',
     packages=find_packages(),