diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 5c3410da6..eb02f369e 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ config_h = declare_dependency(
   sources: vcs_tag(
     input: config_h_in,
     output: 'config.h',
-    fallback: meson.project_version() + '-non-git',
+    fallback: meson.project_version() + ' (2021-10-19)',
   )
 )