diff --git a/PKGBUILD b/PKGBUILD
index 4f37a16..53e490f 100644
--- a/PKGBUILD
+++ b/PKGBUILD
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Maintainer: Matt Monaco <net 0x01b matt>

 pkgname=xwiimote-git
-pkgver=xwiimote.2
+pkgver=2.r28.gf2be57e
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Open Source Nintendo Wii Remote Linux Device Driver"
 url="http://dvdhrm.github.io/xwiimote"
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ md5sums=(SKIP)

 pkgver() {
        cd "$srcdir/xwiimote"
-       local ver=$(git describe --tags )
-       echo ${ver//-/.}
+       git describe --long | sed 's/^xwiimote-//;s/\([^-]*-g\)/r\1/;s/-/./g'
 }

 prepare() {