diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 7b58421..435b03a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 
 AC_CONFIG_HEADER(config.h)
 
-# SVN revison
-define([svn_revision], esyscmd([sh -c "svnversion -n"]))
-SVN_REVISION=svn_revision
-AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([SVN_REVISION], ["$SVN_REVISION"], [SVN revision])
+# GIT revison
+define([git_revision], esyscmd([sh -c "git describe"]))
+GIT_REVISION=git_revision
+AC_DEFINE_UNQUOTED([GIT_REVISION], ["$GIT_REVISION"], [GIT revision])
 
 AM_INIT_AUTOMAKE
 m4_ifdef([AM_PROG_AR], [AM_PROG_AR])
diff --git a/libnfc/nfc.c b/libnfc/nfc.c
index 9dc374d..4e7d589 100644
--- a/libnfc/nfc.c
+++ b/libnfc/nfc.c
@@ -1097,8 +1097,8 @@ nfc_device_get_supported_baud_rate(nfc_device *pnd, const nfc_modulation_type nm
 const char *
 nfc_version(void)
 {
-#ifdef SVN_REVISION
-  return PACKAGE_VERSION " (r" SVN_REVISION ")";
+#ifdef GIT_REVISION
+  return GIT_REVISION;
 #else
   return PACKAGE_VERSION;
 #endif // SVN_REVISION