diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
index 372d7537e..3674ede24 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/rollup.config.js
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ export default {
 };
 
 function getGitRevision() {
-  return child_process.execSync(`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`, {
+  return child_process.execSync(`git rev-parse --short HEAD`, {
     encoding: 'utf-8',
     windowsHide: true,
   }).trim();