diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 342879a5908d8ed30cfe80f90f4a38b05002faac..93cec4b049dfa8f5d30683305768e94d83bab5bc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if [ ! -f "$f" ]; then
 fi
 
 old_version=$(cat $f)
-new_version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
+new_version=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null)
 
 if [ "$old_version" != "$new_version" ]; then
   echo "$new_version" > "$f"