diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index b333392..85fa134 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ tasks:
     - test: |
         just test
     - build: |
-        tag=$(git describe --exact-match 2>/dev/null || true)
+        tag=$(git describe --exact-match --tags HEAD 2>/dev/null || true)
         if [ -z "$tag" ]; then
             echo "Current commit is not a tag; not building anything"
             exit 0