diff --git a/src/scribae/__init__.py b/src/scribae/__init__.py
index 47b45e2..88cfed7 100644
--- a/src/scribae/__init__.py
+++ b/src/scribae/__init__.py
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ def _resolve_version() -> str:
         resolved = _version_from_pyproject()
     git_suffix = _git_description()
     if git_suffix:
+        tag_prefix = f"v{resolved}"
+        if git_suffix.startswith(f"{tag_prefix}-"):
+            git_suffix = git_suffix[len(tag_prefix) + 1 :]
+        elif git_suffix == tag_prefix:
+            return resolved
         return f"{resolved}-{git_suffix}"
     return resolved
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/version_test.py b/tests/unit/version_test.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb9a35a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/version_test.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from _pytest.monkeypatch import MonkeyPatch
+
+import scribae as scribae_init
+
+
+def test_resolve_version_strips_duplicate_git_tag(monkeypatch: MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.setattr(scribae_init, "version", lambda _: "0.1.0")
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        scribae_init,
+        "_git_description",
+        lambda: "v0.1.0-13-gcfeefb2-dirty",
+    )
+
+    assert scribae_init._resolve_version() == "0.1.0-13-gcfeefb2-dirty"