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diff --git a/buildstream/utils.py b/buildstream/utils.py
index 70759dc12..af5bac3fb 100644
--- a/buildstream/utils.py
+++ b/buildstream/utils.py
@@ -472,6 +472,10 @@ def get_bst_version():
from . import __version__
versions = __version__.split('.')[:2]
+ if versions[0] == '0+untagged':
+ raise UtilError("Your git repository has no tags - BuildStream can't "
+ "determine its version. Please run `git fetch --tags`.")
+
return (int(versions[0]), int(versions[1]))