diff --git a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
index a61e2cf95..fad96592a 100644
--- a/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -66,3 +66,4 @@ INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CURL_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
 INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR})
 ADD_LIBRARY(weechat_core STATIC ${LIB_CORE_SRC})
+ADD_DEPENDENCIES(weechat_core version_git)