diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 310b8f45ffa..78bbd3ed039 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ TEST_PKGS := $(shell find . -iname "*_test.go" -exec dirname {} \; | \
 GOFILTER := grep -vE 'vendor|testutil'
 GOCHECKER := $(GOFILTER) | awk '{ print } END { if (NR > 0) { exit 1 } }'
 
+LDFLAGS += -X "$(PD_PKG)/server.PDReleaseVersion=$(shell git describe --tags --dirty)"
 LDFLAGS += -X "$(PD_PKG)/server.PDBuildTS=$(shell date -u '+%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S')"
 LDFLAGS += -X "$(PD_PKG)/server.PDGitHash=$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)"
 LDFLAGS += -X "$(PD_PKG)/server.PDGitBranch=$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)"
diff --git a/server/util.go b/server/util.go
index aa695b067ae..43b98da051e 100644
--- a/server/util.go
+++ b/server/util.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ const (
 
 // Version information.
 var (
-	PDReleaseVersion = "1.0.0"
+	PDReleaseVersion = "None"
 	PDBuildTS        = "None"
 	PDGitHash        = "None"
 	PDGitBranch      = "None"