diff --git a/osmtm/__init__.py b/osmtm/__init__.py
index fb08f547..5c9ffdae 100644
--- a/osmtm/__init__.py
+++ b/osmtm/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import bleach
+import subprocess
+import os
 from pyramid.config import Configurator
 from pyramid.authentication import AuthTktAuthenticationPolicy
 from pyramid.authorization import ACLAuthorizationPolicy
@@ -27,11 +29,19 @@
 scheduler.start()
 
 
+try:
+    version = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always'],
+                                      cwd=os.path.dirname(__file__))
+except Exception as e:
+    version = 'N/A'
+
+
 def main(global_config, **settings):
     """ This function returns a Pyramid WSGI application.
     """
     settings['mako.directories'] = 'osmtm:templates'
     load_local_settings(settings)
+    settings.update({'version': version})
 
     engine = engine_from_config(settings, 'sqlalchemy.')
     DBSession.configure(bind=engine)
diff --git a/osmtm/templates/about.mako b/osmtm/templates/about.mako
index 62272d2d..61841737 100644
--- a/osmtm/templates/about.mako
+++ b/osmtm/templates/about.mako
@@ -61,18 +61,10 @@
         ${_('Lead developer: Pierre GIRAUD (<a href="//www.camptocamp.com">Camptocamp</a>)')|n}
         ${_('with the help of <a href="https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager2/graphs/contributors">other contributors</a>.') |n}
       </p>
-<%
-      from gitversion import determine_git_version
-      
-      try:
-          ver = determine_git_version('.')
-          url = 'https://github.com/hotosm/osm-tasking-manager2/commit/' + ver.rsplit('.',1)[1]
-          txt = '<a href="%s">%s</a>' % (url, ver)
-          vertxt = '<h3>' + _('Version') + '</h3><p>' + txt + '</p>'
-      except:
-          vertxt = ''
-%>
-      ${vertxt |n}
+      <h3>${_('Version')}</h3>
+      <p>
+        ${request.registry.settings['version']}
+      </p>
     </div>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 1ca5182b..18fedf12 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@
     'pyramid-exclog==0.7',
     'httpretty',
     'pygments',
-    'gitversion',
     'APScheduler==3.0.3',
     'python-oembed == 0.2.1',
     'colour==0.1.2',