diff --git a/hack/workspace_status.sh b/hack/workspace_status.sh
index dbc4623b1..6d690896b 100755
--- a/hack/workspace_status.sh
+++ b/hack/workspace_status.sh
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ echo STABLE_GIT_COMMIT "$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 echo DATE "$(date --rfc-3339=seconds --utc)"
 echo DATE_UNIX "$(date --utc +%s)"
 echo DOCKER_TAG "$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)-$(git rev-parse --short=6 HEAD)"
-echo STABLE_GIT_TAG "$(git describe --tags "$(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)")"
+echo STABLE_GIT_TAG "$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"