diff --git a/build-uberjar b/build-uberjar
index dedf4b77a7784878d2ba7e1deef98672642df408..43b35ebce42e2ee2cfa54e09f60b4a93048f81aa 100755
--- a/build-uberjar
+++ b/build-uberjar
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 generate_version_info() {
     # Skip on CircleCI since this is interactive
     if [ ! $CI ]; then
-        LATEST_TAG=$(git describe master --tags --abbrev=0)
+        LATEST_TAG=$(git describe origin/master --tags --abbrev=0)
 
         echo "Tagging this uberjar as version $LATEST_TAG"
         read -e -p "Is this OK? [y/n] " TAG_IS_OKAY_Y_OR_N