diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 7d8f0cf..b9e60c5 100755
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@ CONFIGFILES = build/config.cache build/config.log build/config.status src/config
 DISTROFILES = README.md LICENSE build doc scripts lib Makefile.in build.sh configure src BSDmakefile
 EXCLUDES = $(CONFIGFILES) $(STATICMAKEFILES)
 
-COMMIT_FULL 	:= $(shell git log -1 --pretty=format:%H HEAD)
-COMMIT_SHORT 	:= $(shell git log -1 --pretty=format:%h HEAD)
-BRANCH 		:= $(shell git branch --no-color | grep "^*" | sed -e 's/^\* //')
-BUILDTS 	:= $(shell git log -1 --pretty=format:%ct HEAD)
-VERSION 	:= $(shell git describe --candidates=2)
+COMMIT_FULL 	:= @rev@
+COMMIT_SHORT 	:= @rev-short@
+BRANCH 		:= none
+BUILDTS 	:= $(SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH)
+VERSION 	:= @version@
 DISTRIB = wraith-$(VERSION)
 
 HELPFILE = doc/help.txt
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0fb547e..7d605d8 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -9987,7 +9987,7 @@ ac_config_files="$ac_config_files Makefile lib/Makefile src/Makefile src/buildin
 
 
 
-GIT_REQUIRED=1
+GIT_REQUIRED=0
 if [ "$GIT_REQUIRED" = "1" ]; then
   if ! test -d .git; then
     echo ""