diff --git a/packaging/scripts/prepare_deb_freerdp-nightly.sh b/packaging/scripts/prepare_deb_freerdp-nightly.sh
index 318e11218..a4654914a 100755
--- a/packaging/scripts/prepare_deb_freerdp-nightly.sh
+++ b/packaging/scripts/prepare_deb_freerdp-nightly.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
 ln -s packaging/deb/freerdp-nightly  debian
+git rev-parse --short HEAD > .source_version