diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 154a781..b294b2f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ LED_SERIAL_PIN      ?= 2
 VERSION := "esp-link custom version"
 DATE    := $(shell date '+%F %T')
 BRANCH  := $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-SHA     := $(shell if git diff --quiet HEAD; then git symbolic-ref HEAD | cut -d"/" -f 3; \
+SHA     := $(shell if git diff --quiet HEAD; then git rev-parse --short HEAD | cut -d"/" -f 3; \
 	else echo "development"; fi)
 VERSION := esp-link - $(BRANCH) - $(DATE) - $(SHA)
 
@@ -194,8 +194,6 @@ all: echo_version checkdirs $(FW_BASE) firmware/user1.bin firmware/user2.bin
 echo_version:
 	@echo VERSION: $(VERSION)
 
-user/version.h:
-
 $(TARGET_OUT): $(APP_AR) $(LD_SCRIPT)
 	$(vecho) "LD $@"
 	$(Q) $(LD) -L$(SDK_LIBDIR) -T$(LD_SCRIPT) $(LDFLAGS) -Wl,--start-group $(LIBS) $(APP_AR) -Wl,--end-group -o $@