diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 1e236f9..3f9a494 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ else(BASE_VERSION MATCHES "^([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(-dev)?$")
     message(FATAL_ERROR "Invalid version number: ${VERSION}")
 endif(BASE_VERSION MATCHES "^([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)\\.([0-9]+)(-dev)?$")
 
-execute_process(
-    COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD
-    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-    RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SHA1_RESULT
-    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHA1
-    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-)
-if(GIT_SHA1_RESULT)
-    message(FATAL_ERROR
-            "Cannot determine git commit: " ${GIT_SHA1_RESULT})
-endif(GIT_SHA1_RESULT)
+# execute_process(
+#     COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD
+#     WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+#     RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_SHA1_RESULT
+#     OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHA1
+#     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+# )
+# if(GIT_SHA1_RESULT)
+#     message(FATAL_ERROR
+#             "Cannot determine git commit: " ${GIT_SHA1_RESULT})
+# endif(GIT_SHA1_RESULT)
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Check for building on Tilera