diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35730c2..0b98223 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ DMRGateway:	GitVersion.h $(OBJECTS)
 %.o: %.cpp
 		$(CXX) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
+DMRGateway.o: GitVersion.h FORCE
+
+.PHONY: GitVersion.h
+
+FORCE:
+
 clean:
 		$(RM) DMRGateway *.o *.d *.bak *~ GitVersion.h