diff --git a/lib/git.zsh b/lib/git.zsh
index be9fa7e67..f049f73c2 100644
--- a/lib/git.zsh
+++ b/lib/git.zsh
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ function git_prompt_info() {
 
   local ref
   ref=$(__git_prompt_git symbolic-ref --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) \
+  || ref=$(__git_prompt_git describe --tags --exact-match HEAD 2> /dev/null) \
   || ref=$(__git_prompt_git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null) \
   || return 0