1 files changed, 4 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 766bf012..c50fab17 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 project(
         'sway',
         'c',
+        version: '1.0',
         license: 'MIT',
         meson_version: '>=0.48.0',
         default_options: [
@@ -127,17 +128,12 @@ endif
 
 add_project_arguments('-DSYSCONFDIR="/@0@"'.format(join_paths(prefix, sysconfdir)), language : 'c')
 
-version = get_option('sway-version')
-if version != ''
-        version = '"@0@"'.format(version)
-else
-        if not git.found()
-                error('git is required to make the version string')
-        endif
-
+if git.found()
         git_commit_hash = run_command([git.path(), 'describe', '--always', '--tags']).stdout().strip()
         git_branch = run_command([git.path(), 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD']).stdout().strip()
         version = '"@0@ (" __DATE__ ", branch \'@1@\')"'.format(git_commit_hash, git_branch)
+else
+        version = '"@0@"'.format(meson.project_version())
 endif
 add_project_arguments('-DSWAY_VERSION=@0@'.format(version), language: 'c')