diff --git a/jhalfs b/jhalfs
index a380e70..a82d6e5 100755
--- a/jhalfs
+++ b/jhalfs
@@ -476,10 +476,15 @@ if [[ "$REBUILD_MAKEFILE" = "y" ]] ; then
     clfs* )
       VERSION=$(xmllint --noent "$BOOK/prologue/$ARCH/bookinfo.xml" 2>/dev/null | grep subtitle | sed -e 's/^.*ion //'  -e 's/<\/.*//') ;;
     lfs)
+      version_is_in=general.ent
+      if [ -x $BOOK/git-version.sh ]; then
+        ( cd $BOOK && ./git-version.sh )
+        version_is_in=version.ent
+      fi
       if [[ "$INITSYS" = "sysv" ]] ; then
-        VERSION=$(grep 'ENTITY version ' "$BOOK/general.ent" | cut -d\" -f2)
+        VERSION=$(grep 'ENTITY version ' "$BOOK/$version_is_in" | cut -d\" -f2)
       else
-        VERSION=$(grep 'ENTITY versiond' "$BOOK/general.ent" | cut -d\" -f2)
+        VERSION=$(grep 'ENTITY versiond' "$BOOK/$version_is_in" | cut -d\" -f2)
       fi
       ;;
     *)