diff --git a/python/pyproject.toml b/python/pyproject.toml
index 4cac228ea290..fd72cb0bb89e 100644
--- a/python/pyproject.toml
+++ b/python/pyproject.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ script-files = [
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
 version_file = "src/ccf/version.py"
 root = ".."
+git_describe_command = "git describe --dirty --tags --long --match ccf-*"
 
 [project.urls]
 Homepage = "https://github.com/microsoft/ccf"