diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d7f8520de4..e7cd3e4cba 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ Coverity:
     - tar cfz cov-int.tar.gz cov-int
     - curl https://scan.coverity.com/builds?project=$COVERITY_SCAN_PROJECT_NAME
       --form token=$COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN --form email=$GITLAB_USER_EMAIL
-      --form file=@cov-int.tar.gz --form version="`git describe --tags`"
-      --form description="`git describe --tags` / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
+      --form file=@cov-int.tar.gz --form version="$CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA"
+      --form description="CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
     - cat /builds/OpenMW/openmw/cov-int/build-log.txt
   variables:
     CC: gcc