diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 601ea15..988a331 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ if (GIT_FOUND)
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE ATHENA_WC_REVISION
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
   # defines ATHENA_WC_DESCRIBE
-  execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tag --long --dirty
+  execute_process(WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tag --long --dirty --exclude latest
       OUTPUT_VARIABLE ATHENA_WC_DESCRIBE
       OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)