diff --git a/build.sbt b/build.sbt
index dca3383..efdc10b 100644
--- a/build.sbt
+++ b/build.sbt
@@ -23,6 +23,22 @@ scriptedLaunchOpts ++= Seq(
   "-Dplugin.version=" + version.value
 )
 
+// So that publishLocal doesn't continuously create new versions
+def versionFmt(out: sbtdynver.GitDescribeOutput): String = {
+  val snapshotSuffix =
+    if (out.isSnapshot()) "-SNAPSHOT"
+    else ""
+  out.ref.dropPrefix + snapshotSuffix
+}
+
+def fallbackVersion(d: java.util.Date): String = s"HEAD-${sbtdynver.DynVer timestamp d}"
+
+ThisBuild / version := dynverGitDescribeOutput.value.mkVersion(versionFmt, fallbackVersion(dynverCurrentDate.value))
+ThisBuild / dynver := {
+  val d = new java.util.Date
+  sbtdynver.DynVer.getGitDescribeOutput(d).mkVersion(versionFmt, fallbackVersion(d))
+}
+
 ThisBuild / githubWorkflowBuild := Seq(WorkflowStep.Sbt(List("test", "scripted")))
 
 ThisBuild / githubWorkflowTargetTags ++= Seq("v*")