        (default-directory user-emacs-directory)
        (where (format "%s/%s" remote branch)))
     (when (eq 0 (process-file "git" nil proc-buffer nil
-                              "describe" "--tags" "--match=v*" where))
+                              "describe" "--tags" "--abbrev=0"
+                              "--match=v*" where))
       (with-current-buffer proc-buffer
         (prog1
             (if (buffer-string)

                             '(#x24b6 . #x24fe) fallback-font nil 'append)
           ;; mode-line additional characters (i.e. golden ratio)
           (set-fontset-font "fontset-default"
                             '(#x2295 . #x22a1) fallback-font nil 'append)))
        (other (spacemacs/set-font font 10)))))
  
  ;; banner

                                 spacemacs-checkversion-remote
                                 spacemacs-checkversion-branch))
   (lambda (result)
     (when result
       (unless (or (version< result spacemacs-version)
                   (string= result spacemacs-version)
