diff --git a/bin/package.js b/bin/package.js
index 1d167da1..33885784 100755
--- a/bin/package.js
+++ b/bin/package.js
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ var config = require('../config')
 var pkg = require('../package.json')
 
 var BUILD_NAME = config.APP_NAME + '-v' + config.APP_VERSION
-var GIT_HASH = cp.execSync('git rev-parse --short HEAD').toString().replace('\n', '')
 
 /*
  * Path to folder with the following files:
@@ -86,10 +85,9 @@ var all = {
   'asar-unpack': 'WebTorrent*',
 
   // The build version of the application. Maps to the FileVersion metadata property on
-  // Windows, and CFBundleVersion on OS X. We're using the version of the underlying
-  // WebTorrent library, plus a short git hash (e.g. 'e7d837e'). Note: Windows requires
-  // the build version to start with a number.
-  'build-version': require('webtorrent/package.json').version + '-' + GIT_HASH,
+  // Windows, and CFBundleVersion on OS X. Note: Windows requires the build version to
+  // start with a number. We're using the version of the underlying WebTorrent library.
+  'build-version': require('webtorrent/package.json').version,
 
   // The application source directory.
   dir: config.ROOT_PATH,