diff --git a/.drone.yml b/.drone.yml
index 7b63cc9d..61a87599 100644
--- a/.drone.yml
+++ b/.drone.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ steps:
 
   - name: build
     image: golang:1.14
+    environment:
+      GIT_TAG: ${DRONE_TAG}
     commands:
       - make ci-setup
       - make build-cross
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 29a81976..37dfb147 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export GO111MODULE=on
 ########## Tags ##########
 
 # get git tag
-GIT_TAG   := $(shell git describe --tags)
+GIT_TAG   ?= $(shell git describe --tags)
 ifeq ($(GIT_TAG),)
 GIT_TAG   := $(shell git describe --always)
 endif