diff --git a/cmake/Version.cmake b/cmake/Version.cmake
index 752f20f..b6fdab3 100644
--- a/cmake/Version.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Version.cmake
@@ -38,16 +38,12 @@ set(VERSION_BUILD "${VCS_SHORT_HASH}")
 # print information
 message(STATUS "Version: ${VERSION}-${VERSION_BUILD}")
 
-if(NOT DEFINE_GIT_VERSION)
-    option(DEFINE_GIT_VERSION "Set DEFINE_GIT_VERSION to OFF" OFF)
-
-set(GIT_VERSION
-    "${VERSION}-${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${VERSION_BUILD}-${VCS_BRANCH}-${VCS_TAG}-${VCS_DATE}")
-string(REGEX REPLACE "[-:+/\\.]" "_" GIT_VERSION ${GIT_VERSION})
+option(DEFINE_GIT_VERSION "Set DEFINE_GIT_VERSION to TRUE or FALSE" TRUE)
 
 if(DEFINE_GIT_VERSION)
-    add_definitions(-DGIT_VERSION=${GIT_VERSION})
-    option(DEFINE_GIT_VERSION "Set DEFINE_GIT_VERSION to OFF" ON)
-endif()
+	set(GIT_VERSION
+			"${VERSION}-${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}-${VERSION_BUILD}-${VCS_BRANCH}-${VCS_TAG}-${VCS_DATE}")
+	string(REGEX REPLACE "[-:+/\\.]" "_" GIT_VERSION ${GIT_VERSION})
 
+	add_definitions(-DGIT_VERSION=${GIT_VERSION})
 endif()