diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 176a9f7..ae1fb51 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ include $(PROJECT_DIR)/project/overrides.mk
 
 
 
+$(APP_SRCS:%.c=%.o): version.tag
 $(APP_SRCS:%.c=%.o): CFLAGS_STATIC = $(CFLAGS_APP)
 
 src/%.lo: 	$(PROJECT_DIR)/src/%.c $(ALL_HEADERS) host.tag tree.tag