diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 1a3ba78..69d48c0 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -173,21 +173,15 @@ def get_compiler_version():
 ccversion = get_compiler_version()
 
 
-# git revision
-# TODO: consider tags
-def get_git_revision():
-    cmd_status, rawrevision = run_command("git rev-parse --short HEAD")
-    git_revision = None if cmd_status else rawrevision
+# git tag
+def get_git_tag():
+    cmd_status, rawtag = run_command("git describe --tag")
+    git_tag = None if cmd_status else rawtag
 
-    if git_revision:
-        cmd_status, _ = run_command("git diff-index --quiet HEAD")
-        if cmd_status:
-            git_revision += "*"
+    return git_tag
 
-    return git_revision
 
-
-revision = get_git_revision()
+git_tag = get_git_tag()
 
 
 # set job/thread count
@@ -215,7 +209,7 @@ env.SetOption("num_jobs", GetNumCores())
 # notify the user of the build configuration
 if not env.GetOption("clean"):
     # build tools
-    msg = "Building " + ((revision + " ") if revision else "")
+    msg = "Building " + ((git_tag + " ") if git_tag else "")
     msg += (
         "using "
         + str(env.GetOption("num_jobs"))
@@ -642,8 +636,8 @@ if debug:
         "_DEBUG",
     ]
 
-if revision:
-    env["CPPDEFINES"] += ['REVISION=\\"' + revision + '\\"']
+if git_tag:
+    env["CPPDEFINES"] += ['GIT_TAG=\\"' + git_tag + '\\"']
 
 # override options
 if target_plat != "Linux":
diff --git a/cgame/cg_jappScoreboard.cpp b/cgame/cg_jappScoreboard.cpp
index 5dafe8b..3afadfe 100644
--- a/cgame/cg_jappScoreboard.cpp
+++ b/cgame/cg_jappScoreboard.cpp
@@ -1131,10 +1131,10 @@ static void DrawClientInfo(float fade) {
     y -= font.Height(buf);
     font.Paint(SCREEN_WIDTH - font.Width(buf), y, buf, &colour, uiTextStyle_e::ShadowedMore);
 
-#ifdef REVISION
-    y -= font.Height(REVISION);
+#ifdef GIT_TAG
+    y -= font.Height(GIT_TAG);
     // JA++ version
-    font.Paint(SCREEN_WIDTH - font.Width(REVISION), y, REVISION, &colour, uiTextStyle_e::ShadowedMore);
+    font.Paint(SCREEN_WIDTH - font.Width(GIT_TAG), y, GIT_TAG, &colour, uiTextStyle_e::ShadowedMore);
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/cgame/cg_q3pScoreboard.cpp b/cgame/cg_q3pScoreboard.cpp
index 3be9b13..be0ce2f 100644
--- a/cgame/cg_q3pScoreboard.cpp
+++ b/cgame/cg_q3pScoreboard.cpp
@@ -800,10 +800,10 @@ static void DrawClientInfo(float fade) {
     VectorCopy4(&g_color_table[ColorIndex(COLOR_ORANGE)], &colour);
     colour.a = fade;
 
-#ifdef REVISION
-    y -= font.Height(REVISION);
+#ifdef GIT_TAG
+    y -= font.Height(GIT_TAG);
     // JA++ version
-    font.Paint(SCREEN_WIDTH - font.Width(REVISION), y, REVISION, &colour, uiTextStyle_e::ShadowedMore);
+    font.Paint(SCREEN_WIDTH - font.Width(GIT_TAG), y, GIT_TAG, &colour, uiTextStyle_e::ShadowedMore);
 #endif
 
     // date
diff --git a/qcommon/q_shared.h b/qcommon/q_shared.h
index a500db4..79fffc1 100644
--- a/qcommon/q_shared.h
+++ b/qcommon/q_shared.h
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ typedef int32_t qhandle_t, fxHandle_t, sfxHandle_t, fileHandle_t, clipHandle_t;
 
 // ja++ version
 #define JAPP_VERSION_SMALL "JA++, " XSTRING(ARCH_WIDTH) " bits, " __DATE__
-#ifdef REVISION
-#define JAPP_VERSION JAPP_VERSION_SMALL ", " REVISION
+#ifdef GIT_TAG
+#define JAPP_VERSION JAPP_VERSION_SMALL ", " GIT_TAG
 #else
 #define JAPP_VERSION JAPP_VERSION_SMALL
 #endif
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ extern vector3 axisDefault[3];
 float Q_fabs(float f);
 float Q_rsqrt(float f); // reciprocal square root
 
-#define SQRTFAST(x) ((x) * Q_rsqrt(x))
+#define SQRTFAST(x) ((x)*Q_rsqrt(x))
 
 signed char ClampChar(int i);
 signed short ClampShort(int i);
@@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ void ByteToDir(int b, vector3 *dir);
 
 #define Square(x) ((x) * (x))
 
-#define DEG2RAD(a) (((a) * M_PI) / 180.0F)
-#define RAD2DEG(a) (((a) * 180.0f) / M_PI)
+#define DEG2RAD(a) (((a)*M_PI) / 180.0F)
+#define RAD2DEG(a) (((a)*180.0f) / M_PI)
 
 void VectorAdd(const vector3 *vec1, const vector3 *vec2, vector3 *vecOut);
 void VectorSubtract(const vector3 *vec1, const vector3 *vec2, vector3 *vecOut);
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ typedef enum soundChannel_e {
     CHAN_MUSIC,        // ## %s !!"W:\game\base\!!sound\*.wav;*.mp3" #music played as a looping sound - added by BTO (VV)
 } soundChannel_t;
 
-#define ANGLE2SHORT(x) ((int)((x) * 65536 / 360) & 65535)
+#define ANGLE2SHORT(x) ((int)((x)*65536 / 360) & 65535)
 #define SHORT2ANGLE(x) ((x) * (360.0f / 65536))
 
 #define SNAPFLAG_RATE_DELAYED 1