diff -ur tpm2-tss-1.4.0/bootstrap tpm2-tss-1.4.0-new/bootstrap
--- tpm2-tss-1.4.0/bootstrap	2018-03-02 17:15:33.000000000 -0700
+++ tpm2-tss-1.4.0-new/bootstrap	2018-06-15 17:46:09.072306885 -0700
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 set -e
 
-# put version string into file used @ configure time, see AC_INIT
-git describe --tags --always --dirty > VERSION
-
 # generate list of source files for use in Makefile.am
 # if you add new source files, you must run ./bootstrap again
 src_listvar () {
diff -ur tpm2-tss-1.4.0/configure.ac tpm2-tss-1.4.0-new/configure.ac
--- tpm2-tss-1.4.0/configure.ac	2018-03-02 17:15:33.000000000 -0700
+++ tpm2-tss-1.4.0-new/configure.ac	2018-06-15 17:46:23.667101384 -0700
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 AC_INIT([tpm2-tss],
-        [m4_esyscmd_s([cat VERSION])])
+        [1.4.0])
 AC_CONFIG_MACRO_DIR([m4])
 AC_PROG_CC
 AC_PROG_CXX