diff --git a/host/CMakeLists.txt b/host/CMakeLists.txt
index 96965b7a..69b0ef31 100644
--- a/host/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,16 +9,25 @@ if(NOT DEFINED RELEASE)
 	execute_process(
 	        COMMAND git log -n 1 --format=%h
 	        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}
-	        RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_VERSION_FOUND
+	        RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_EXIT_VALUE
 	        ERROR_QUIET
 	        OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_VERSION
 	        OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 	)
-	if (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
+	if (GIT_EXIT_VALUE)
 	        set(RELEASE "unknown")
-	else (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
-	        set(RELEASE "git-${GIT_VERSION}")
-	endif (GIT_VERSION_FOUND)
+	else (GIT_EXIT_VALUE)
+		execute_process(
+			COMMAND git status -s --untracked-files=no
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE DIRTY
+		)
+		if ( NOT "${DIRTY}" STREQUAL "" )
+			set(DIRTY_FLAG "*")
+		else()
+			set(DIRTY_FLAG "")
+		endif()
+	        set(RELEASE "git-${GIT_VERSION}${DIRTY_FLAG}")
+	endif (GIT_EXIT_VALUE)
 endif()
 
 add_subdirectory(libhackrf)