diff --git a/autoload/promptline/slices/vcs_branch.vim b/autoload/promptline/slices/vcs_branch.vim
index 0c67fe7..b270be5 100644
--- a/autoload/promptline/slices/vcs_branch.vim
+++ b/autoload/promptline/slices/vcs_branch.vim
@@ -15,8 +15,7 @@ fun! promptline#slices#vcs_branch#function_body(options)
         \'',
         \'  # git',
         \'  if hash git 2>/dev/null; then',
-        \'    if branch=$( { git symbolic-ref --quiet HEAD || git rev-parse --short HEAD; } 2>/dev/null ); then',
-        \'      branch=${branch##*/}',
+        \'    if branch=$( { git symbolic-ref --quiet --short HEAD || git describe --tags --exact-match || git rev-parse --short HEAD; } 2>/dev/null ); then',
         \'      printf "%s" "${branch_symbol}${branch:-unknown}"',
         \'      return',
         \'    fi',