diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3d7fc7d..8a73e1c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Build Frontend
+        env:
+          CI: "true"
         run: |
           npm install
           rm -rf dist/
diff --git a/test_version.js b/test_version.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c64adf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_version.js
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+function getGitVersion() {
+  try {
+    try {
+      execSync('git fetch --tags', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    } catch (e) {}
+
+    const raw = execSync('git describe --tags --always', { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'] })
+      .toString()
+      .trim();
+
+    // Check if it's just a commit hash (no dashes, just hex)
+    if (/^[0-9a-f]{7,}$/.test(raw)) {
+      return `v0.0.0-${raw}`;
+    }
+
+    // It might be tag-commits-hash, e.g., v0.1.1-5-g4a9f6b6
+    // Let's shorten it to v0.1.1-4a9f6b6 for a cleaner look, or just return as-is
+    const match = raw.match(/^(.*)-\d+-g([0-9a-f]+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      return `${match[1]}-${match[2]}`;
+    }
+
+    return raw;
+  } catch (e) {
+    return 'dev';
+  }
+}
+console.log(getGitVersion());
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 56eb311..7a3577d 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -6,12 +6,33 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 // Derive version from git tags; fall back to commit hash
 function getGitVersion() {
   try {
-    // If there's a tag pointing at HEAD, use it exactly (e.g. "v1.2.0")
-    // Otherwise use "v0.0.0-<hash>[-dirty]"
-    const raw = execSync('git describe --tags --always --dirty', { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'] })
+    // Attempt to fetch tags in case of a shallow clone (e.g. CI/CD)
+    try {
+      execSync('git fetch --tags', { stdio: 'ignore' });
+    } catch (e) {
+      // Ignore if fetch fails
+    }
+
+    // Only include --dirty locally (development), omit in production to prevent false "dirty" flags
+    const isProd = process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' || process.env.CI;
+    const describeCmd = isProd ? 'git describe --tags --always' : 'git describe --tags --always --dirty';
+    const raw = execSync(describeCmd, { stdio: ['pipe', 'pipe', 'ignore'] })
       .toString()
       .trim();
-    // If it looks like a pure tag (no dashes after the tag part) return as-is
+
+    // If it's just a commit hash (no tags found)
+    if (/^[0-9a-f]{7,}$/.test(raw)) {
+      return `v0.0.0-${raw}`;
+    }
+
+    // If it's a tag + commits + hash (e.g., v0.1.1-5-g4a9f6b6)
+    // Format it cleanly to v0.1.1-4a9f6b6
+    const match = raw.match(/^(.*)-\d+-g([0-9a-f]+)$/);
+    if (match) {
+      return `${match[1]}-${match[2]}`;
+    }
+
+    // Exact tag (e.g., v1.2.0)
     return raw;
   } catch {
     return 'dev';