diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e88c0395..5b1aadce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -62,17 +62,18 @@ INCLUDE(GNUInstallDirs)
 # =========================================================================
 # Store the current commit information
 # =========================================================================
-EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} RESULT_VARIABLE ERR_NO_GIT)
+EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR} RESULT_VARIABLE ERR_NO_GIT OUTPUT_QUIET ERROR_QUIET)
+SET(commit ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/commit.h)
+FILE(WRITE ${commit} "! Define the current commit hash. The default must remain empty, i.e., ''. Do not commit the changed file!\n#define GIT_CURRENT_COMMIT  'v${PROJECT_VER}'\n")
 IF(${ERR_NO_GIT})
   MESSAGE("No git information found. Continue without git.")
+  ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(UpdateGitCommitHash COMMENT "Dummy target")
 ELSE()
-  SET(commit ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/commit.h)
   MESSAGE(STATUS "Current git commit ${GIT_COMMIT} will be written to ${commit}")
-  FILE(WRITE ${commit} "! Define the current commit hash. The default must remain empty, i.e., ''. Do not commit the changed file!\n#define GIT_CURRENT_COMMIT  ''\n")
   EXECUTE_PROCESS(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/cmake/setCommitHash.sh ${commit} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+  # Make sure that the script is executed even though cmake is not explicitly executed after the commit is changed in git
+  ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(UpdateGitCommitHash COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/cmake/setCommitHash.sh ${commit})
 ENDIF()
-# Make sure that the script is executed even though cmake is not explicitly executed after the commit is changed in git
-ADD_CUSTOM_TARGET(UpdateGitCommitHash COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tools/cmake/setCommitHash.sh ${commit})
 
 # =========================================================================
 # Check IPO support: