diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e815e0756..16435bdab 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 PROJECT = emqx
 PROJECT_DESCRIPTION = EMQ X Broker
-PROJECT_VERSION = 3.0.0
 
 DEPS = jsx gproc gen_rpc ekka esockd cowboy clique
 
@@ -48,17 +47,19 @@ PLT_APPS = sasl asn1 ssl syntax_tools runtime_tools crypto xmerl os_mon inets pu
 DIALYZER_DIRS := ebin/
 DIALYZER_OPTS := --verbose --statistics -Werror_handling -Wrace_conditions #-Wunmatched_returns
 
-GIT_VSN = $(shell git --version | grep -oE "[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}")
-GIT_VSN_17_COMP = $(shell echo -e "$(GIT_VSN)\n1.7" | sort -V | tail -1)
-ifeq ($(GIT_VSN_17_COMP),1.7)
-	MAYBE_SHALLOW =
-else
-	MAYBE_SHALLOW = -c advice.detachedHead=false --depth 1
-endif
+GIT_VSN := $(shell git --version | grep -oE "[0-9]{1,2}\.[0-9]{1,2}")
+GIT_VSN_17_COMP := $(shell echo -e "$(GIT_VSN)\n1.7" | sort -V | tail -1)
 
+ifeq ($(GIT_VSN_17_COMP),1.7)
 define dep_fetch_git-emqx
-	git clone $(MAYBE_SHALLOW) -q -b $(call dep_commit,$(1)) -- $(call dep_repo,$(1)) $(DEPS_DIR)/$(call dep_name,$(1)) > /dev/null 2>&1
+	git clone -q -n -- $(call dep_repo,$(1)) $(DEPS_DIR)/$(call dep_name,$(1)); \
+		cd $(DEPS_DIR)/$(call dep_name,$(1)) && git checkout -q $(call dep_commit,$(1))
 endef
+else
+define dep_fetch_git-emqx
+	git clone -q -c advice.detachedHead=false --depth 1 -b $(call dep_commit,$(1)) -- $(call dep_repo,$(1)) $(DEPS_DIR)/$(call dep_name,$(1))
+endef
+endif
 
 core_http_get-emqx = curl -Lf$(if $(filter-out 0,$(V)),,s)o $(call core_native_path,$1) $2
 
diff --git a/erlang.mk b/erlang.mk
index f38d22653..c5d4b4f7f 100644
--- a/erlang.mk
+++ b/erlang.mk
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ else
 	fi
 	$(appsrc_verbose) cat src/$(PROJECT).app.src \
 		| sed "s/{[[:space:]]*modules[[:space:]]*,[[:space:]]*\[\]}/{modules, \[$(call comma_list,$(MODULES))\]}/" \
-		| sed "s/{id,[[:space:]]*\"git\"}/{id, \"$(subst /,\/,$(GITDESCRIBE))\"}/" \
+		| sed "s/{vsn,[[:space:]]*\"git\"}/{vsn, \"$(subst /,\/,$(GITDESCRIBE))\"}/" \
 		> ebin/$(PROJECT).app
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/emqx.app.src b/src/emqx.app.src
index 1bca0118b..ce643634e 100644
--- a/src/emqx.app.src
+++ b/src/emqx.app.src
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {application,emqx,
              [{description,"EMQ X Broker"},
-              {vsn,"3.0.0"},
+              {vsn,"git"},
               {modules,[]},
               {registered,[emqx_sup]},
               {applications,[kernel,stdlib,jsx,gproc,gen_rpc,esockd,