diff --git a/conda/meta.yaml b/conda/meta.yaml
index 66ef954d2294e085f5ceb90e9744c23190b6b9f0..1a20d5a42f37adcc3679f9fe17706ff4829a20d9 100644
--- a/conda/meta.yaml
+++ b/conda/meta.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 package:
   name: {{ data['project']['name'] }}
-  version: {{ environ.get('PACKAGE_VERSION') }}
+  version: {{ environ.get('PACKAGE_VERSION', environ.get('GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG')) }}
 
 source:
   path: ..