# Use "git describe" for version number display

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-git-describe-for-version-number-display/25587
**Category:** Feature
**Created:** [February 23, 2015, 10:10pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-git-describe-for-version-number-display/25587 "2015-02-23T22:10:27Z")
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### Author: ![mcwumbly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/mcwumbly/32/103861_2.png) [@mcwumbly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mcwumbly)
#### Post date: [February 24, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/use-git-describe-for-version-number-display/25587/11 "2015-02-24T05:14:33Z")

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Also requested here:

> [@Show number of commits since last tag in version string](https://meta.discourse.org/t/show-number-of-commits-since-last-tag-in-version-string/19868):
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> To better distinguish between beta and tests-passed in the Admin UI: A la git describe

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