diff --git a/cmake/ClioVersion.cmake b/cmake/ClioVersion.cmake
index 8bab301d4..0709f4d5c 100644
--- a/cmake/ClioVersion.cmake
+++ b/cmake/ClioVersion.cmake
@@ -17,9 +17,8 @@ else ()
   )
 endif ()
 
-set(GIT_COMMAND show -s --date=format:%Y%m%d%H%M%S --format=%cd)
 execute_process(
-  COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} ${GIT_COMMAND} WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILD_DATE
+  COMMAND date -Iseconds WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} OUTPUT_VARIABLE BUILD_DATE
   OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE COMMAND_ERROR_IS_FATAL ANY
 )