diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index ceceb9d40..9f32c30cb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -202,8 +202,8 @@ AC_CHECK_PROGS([SWIG], [swig3.0 swig], [swig])
 AC_SUBST([CROSS_COMPILING], [$cross_compiling])
 
 AC_SUBST([GITPATCH], [$(if (git rev-parse) >/dev/null 2>&1; then
- echo ".$(git rev-list $(git rev-list --tags --no-walk --max-count=1)..HEAD \
- --count)"
+ echo ".$(git rev-list $(git rev-list --tags='spot-*' --no-walk \
+ --max-count=1)..HEAD --count)"
 fi)])
 
 AC_CONFIG_FILES([