diff --git a/build/upload_assets.py b/build/upload_assets.py
index ea45d5c09..b33ff9f31 100644
--- a/build/upload_assets.py
+++ b/build/upload_assets.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def get_asset_filename():
 
 
 def upload_to_s3(folder):
-    tag = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always', 'HEAD']).strip()
+    tag = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--always', '--abbrev=8', 'HEAD']).strip()
     commit_date = subprocess.check_output([
         'git', 'show', '-s', '--format=%cd', '--date=format:%Y%m%d-%H%I%S', 'HEAD']).strip()