diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
index 9da946bd0..8f48dc3b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverity.yml
@@ -62,5 +62,5 @@ jobs:
             --form token=$COVERITY_SCAN_TOKEN \
             --form email=$COVERITY_SCAN_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL \
             --form file=@cov-int.tar.gz \
-            --form version="`git describe --tags`" \
-            --form description="`git describe --tags` / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"
+            --form version="`git describe --tags --always`" \
+            --form description="`git describe --tags --always` / $CI_COMMIT_TITLE / $CI_COMMIT_REF_NAME:$CI_PIPELINE_ID"