diff --git a/scripts/make/git.mk b/scripts/make/git.mk
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+# Copyright 2020 SkyWater PDK Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+FULL_VERSION := $(shell git describe --long)
+TAG_VERSION  := $(firstword $(subst -, ,$(FULL_VERSION)))
+
+ifeq (,$(FULL_VERSION))
+$(error "Version value could not be determined. Make sure you fetch the tags.")
+endif