diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4b3a9dd..555e5c2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ The LaTeX-git watermark requires the following `post-commit`, `post-merge`, and
     # Get the first tag found in the history from the current HEAD
     FIRSTTAG=$(git describe --tags --always --dirty='-*' 2>/dev/null)
     # Get the first tag in history that looks like a Release
-    RELTAG=$(git describe --tags --long --always --dirty='-*' --match '[0-9]*.*' 2>/dev/null)
+    RELTAG=$(git describe --tags --long --always --dirty='-*' 2>/dev/null)
     # Hoover up the metadata
     git --no-pager log -1 --date=short --decorate=short \
         --pretty=format:"\usepackage[%
diff --git a/btswhitepaper.cls b/btswhitepaper.cls
index a2a1fe9..ed1b43f 100644
--- a/btswhitepaper.cls
+++ b/btswhitepaper.cls
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
 %% -----------------------------
 %% Headers
 %% -----------------------------
-\newcommand{\gitline}{\raisebox{2ex}{\color{lightgray}Release: \gitDescribe{} (\gitAuthorDate)}}
+\newcommand{\gitline}{\raisebox{2ex}{\color{lightgray}Release: \gitDescribe\ (\gitAuthorDate)}}
 \fancypagestyle{wp}{%
  \fancyhf{}
  \fancyhead[R]{{\color{black}\sffamily\thepage}\draftcode}