diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e7a3593..2cf18d8 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@ BUILD_VERSION:=$(shell git describe --tags)
 
 all: malloc-data-$(BUILD_VERSION).zip malloc-data-$(BUILD_VERSION).zip.sha1
 
+pack.mcmeta: pack.mcmeta.in
+	sed -e 's/@VERSION@/$(BUILD_VERSION)/g' $< > $@
+
 malloc-data-$(BUILD_VERSION).zip: pack.mcmeta
 	zip -r $@ pack.mcmeta data
 
diff --git a/pack.mcmeta b/pack.mcmeta
index 0599153..2ab00cc 100644
--- a/pack.mcmeta
+++ b/pack.mcmeta
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"pack": {
 		"pack_format": 10,
-		"description": "Malloc Minecraft Item Functions (1.0.0)"
+		"description": "Malloc Minecraft Item Functions (v1.0.0-1-gf988858)"
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pack.mcmeta.in b/pack.mcmeta.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8789d59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pack.mcmeta.in
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{
+	"pack": {
+		"pack_format": 10,
+		"description": "Malloc Minecraft Item Functions (@VERSION@)"
+	}
+}