diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 96dffcb37..52c0d0acf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -216,8 +216,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
           java-version: 11
-      - run: |
-          git describe --tags --exclude="Dev"
       - run: |
           chmod +x gradlew
           ./gradlew photon-lib:build --max-workers 1
diff --git a/versioningHelper.gradle b/versioningHelper.gradle
index cf1526ff8..1b8bde4e2 100644
--- a/versioningHelper.gradle
+++ b/versioningHelper.gradle
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ gradle.allprojects {
         String tagIsh
         try {
             exec {
-                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="Dev"', '--exclude="dev"'
+                commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exclude="[dD]ev*"'
                 standardOutput = stdout
             }
             tagIsh = stdout.toString().trim().toLowerCase()