diff --git a/src/cmd/version.zig b/src/cmd/version.zig
index e12659a57a1970a4869080db238098c4210b8260..3ce81bc09f3211616fb546e27a08a9c7806d2877 100644
--- a/src/cmd/version.zig
+++ b/src/cmd/version.zig
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub fn execute(args: [][]u8) !void {
     const version = if (@hasDecl(build_options, "version")) build_options.version else "unknown";
 
     var gitversion = u.git_rev_HEAD(gpa, std.fs.cwd()) catch "";
-    gitversion = if (gitversion.len > 0) gitversion[0..7] else gitversion;
+    gitversion = if (gitversion.len > 0) gitversion[0..9] else gitversion;
 
     const stdout = std.io.getStdOut();
     const w = stdout.writer();