diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index ec429c9..5b20c01 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -74,7 +74,10 @@ author = 'Invisible Things Lab'
 # The short X.Y version.
 version = open('../version').read().strip()
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--long', '--dirty']).strip().decode()
+try:
+    release = subprocess.check_output(['git', 'describe', '--long', '--dirty']).strip().decode()
+except:
+    release = "1"
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.