diff --git a/packit.yaml b/packit.yaml
index 4803a8e..3a79b66 100644
--- a/packit.yaml
+++ b/packit.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ srpm_build_deps:
 actions:
   pre-sync:
     - tito build -o . --tgz
+  get-current-version:
+    - git describe --tags --abbrev=0 --match='subscription-manager-*' | sed -e 's,subscription-manager-,,g;s,-[0-9]\+$,,g'
 specfile_path: subscription-manager.spec
 upstream_tag_template: "subscription-manager-{version}"
 jobs: