diff --git a/.cmake/CheckGit.cmake b/.cmake/CheckGit.cmake
index 803322bf7..2669fbba8 100644
--- a/.cmake/CheckGit.cmake
+++ b/.cmake/CheckGit.cmake
@@ -32,8 +32,15 @@ function(CheckGitVersion)
         COMMAND git describe --tags
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_HASH
+        ERROR_VARIABLE GIT_HASH_ERROR
         OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
         )
+        message(STATUS "--->>  GIT HASH: ${GIT_HASH}")
+        message(STATUS "--->>  GIT HASH ERROR: ${GIT_HASH_ERROR}")
+    if (STREQ "${GIT_HASH}" "")
+        set(GIT_HASH_CACHE "<<<FAILED>>>")
+    endif()
+    	
 
     CheckGitRead(GIT_HASH_CACHE)
     if (NOT EXISTS ${post_configure_dir})
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
index 45b263aa1..35418f904 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cmake-multi-platform.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
 
     - name: Set reusable strings
       id: strings
@@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
         echo "build-output-dir=${{ github.workspace }}/build" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
         
     - name: Install Dependencies
-      run: sudo apt-get install -y libgtk-4-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libflac-dev libfftw3-dev libpulse-dev libasound-dev libgl-dev libunwind-dev portaudio19-dev #libpipewire-0.3-dev libspa-0.2-dev
+      run: sudo apt-get install -y git libgtk-4-dev libogg-dev libvorbis-dev libflac-dev libfftw3-dev libpulse-dev libasound-dev libgl-dev libunwind-dev portaudio19-dev #libpipewire-0.3-dev libspa-0.2-dev
       
     - name: Configure CMake
       run: >