diff --git py/makeversionhdr.py py/makeversionhdr.py
index e37496d..7d81ecb 100644
--- py/makeversionhdr.py
+++ py/makeversionhdr.py
@@ -5,26 +5,10 @@ from __future__ import print_function
 import sys
 import os
 import datetime
-import subprocess

 def make_version_header(filename):
-    # Note: git describe doesn't work if no tag is available
-    try:
-        git_tag = subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--dirty", "--always"], universal_newlines=True).strip()
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        git_tag = ""
-    try:
-        git_hash = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT, universal_newlines=True).strip()
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        git_hash = "unknown"
-
-    try:
-        # Check if there are any modified files.
-        subprocess.check_call(["git", "diff", "--no-ext-diff", "--quiet", "--exit-code"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-        # Check if there are any staged files.
-        subprocess.check_call(["git", "diff-index", "--cached", "--quiet", "HEAD", "--"], stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        git_hash += "-dirty"
+    git_tag = "v1.4.3"
+    git_hash = "d7b7d5f"

     # Try to extract MicroPython version from git tag
     if git_tag.startswith("v"):