diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5eebab6..437e318 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ deploy: ../links-pages/index.html ../links-pages/Makefile
 	$(MAKE) -C ../links-pages
 
 ../links-pages/index.html: all
-	git rev-parse --short @ >> build/.version
+	git rev-parse --short @ > build/.version
 	rsync -av --exclude=.gitignore --exclude='*.~undo-tree~' build/ ../links-pages