diff --git a/arch/ristate/PKGBUILD b/arch/ristate/PKGBUILD
index 8c998b9..a43010d 100644
--- a/arch/ristate/PKGBUILD
+++ b/arch/ristate/PKGBUILD
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sha256sums=('SKIP')
 
 pkgver(){
     cd 'ristate'
-    git describe --tags --long | sed 's#-#.#g'
+    git rev-list --count HEAD
 }
 
 build() {