diff --git a/srcpkgs/crossguid/template b/srcpkgs/crossguid/template
index c846590103f..8fa0f00d15a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/crossguid/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/crossguid/template
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version=0.2.2
 revision=2
 build_style=cmake
 makedepends="libuuid-devel"
-short_desc="Lightweight cross platform C++ GUID/UUID library (git $_gitshort)"
+short_desc="Lightweight cross platform C++ GUID/UUID library"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
 homepage="https://github.com/graeme-hill/crossguid"