diff --git a/src/scmversion/gen_scmversion.sh b/src/scmversion/gen_scmversion.sh
index 9c1dacab..d1f895ee 100755
--- a/src/scmversion/gen_scmversion.sh
+++ b/src/scmversion/gen_scmversion.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 
-HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-BRANCH=$(git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD | tr -d '\r\n')
-TAG=$(git describe --tags --dirty --exclude latest --exclude preview --exclude legacy --exclude previous-latest | tr -d '\r\n')
-DATE=$(git log -1 --date=iso8601-strict --format=%cd)
+HASH="@gitHash@"
+BRANCH="@gitBranch@"
+TAG="@gitTag@"
+DATE="@gitDate@"
 
 cd $CURDIR