diff --git a/mk/config.mk b/mk/config.mk
index a14c4f8326d..c92a0edce69 100644
--- a/mk/config.mk
+++ b/mk/config.mk
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ CFG_TEE_IMPL_DESCR ?= OPTEE
 CFG_OS_REV_REPORTS_GIT_SHA1 ?= y
 
 # Trusted OS implementation version
-TEE_IMPL_VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --always --dirty=-dev 2>/dev/null || echo Unknown)
+TEE_IMPL_VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --always --tags --dirty=-dev 2>/dev/null || echo Unknown)
 ifeq ($(CFG_OS_REV_REPORTS_GIT_SHA1),y)
 TEE_IMPL_GIT_SHA1 := 0x$(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
 else