diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23951cd..dfbc010 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -57,9 +57,13 @@ removehostfiles :
 	/bin/rm -f $(CFGDIR)/DExtra_Hosts.txt
 	/bin/rm -f $(CFGDIR)/DCS_Hosts.txt
 
-GitVersion.h:
+GitVersion.h: force
 ifneq ("$(wildcard .git/index)","")
 	echo "const char *gitversion = \"$(shell git rev-parse HEAD)\";" > $@
 else
 	echo "const char *gitversion = \"0000000000000000000000000000000000000000\";" > $@
 endif
+
+.PHONY: force
+force:
+	@true
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