diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 9e41233..f658a2a 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -2,22 +2,39 @@ use regex::Regex;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 fn main() {
-    let mut wlx_build = get_version().unwrap_or(format!("{} (Cargo)", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
+    let mut wlx_build = get_version().unwrap_or(format!("{}-unknown", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")));
 
-    if std::env::var("GITHUB_ACTIONS").is_ok() {
-        wlx_build = format!("{} (AppImage)", &wlx_build)
+    match std::env::var("GITHUB_JOB").as_deref() {
+        Ok("make_release") => {
+            wlx_build = format!("{} (Release)", &wlx_build);
+        }
+        Ok("build_appimage") => {
+            wlx_build = format!("{} (AppImage)", &wlx_build);
+        }
+        _ => {}
     }
-
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=WLX_BUILD={}", &wlx_build);
 }
 
 fn get_version() -> Result<String, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
     let re = Regex::new(r"v([0-9.]+)-([0-9]+)-g([a-f0-9]+)").unwrap(); // safe
     let output = Command::new("git")
-        .args(["describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=7", "--dirty", "--always"])
+        .args(["describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=7", "--dirty"])
         .output()?;
 
-    let output_str = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+    let mut output_str = String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?;
+
+    if output_str.is_empty() {
+        let output = Command::new("git")
+            .args(["describe", "--tags", "--abbrev=7", "--dirty", "--always"])
+            .output()?;
+
+        output_str = format!(
+            "{}-{}",
+            env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+            String::from_utf8(output.stdout)?
+        );
+    }
 
     Ok(re.replace_all(&output_str, "${1}.r${2}.${3}").into_owned())
 }