diff --git a/CI/Linux/linux-build.yml b/CI/Linux/linux-build.yml
index 234dcb79a..d64444fa7 100644
--- a/CI/Linux/linux-build.yml
+++ b/CI/Linux/linux-build.yml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ steps:
     condition: eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual')
 
   - script: |
+      export SYNERGY_REVISION=`git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD`
       dch --create --package "synergy" --controlmaint --distribution unstable --newversion $SYNERGY_DEB_VERSION "Initial release"
       export DEB_BUILD_OPTIONS="parallel=8"
       export GPG_TTY=$(tty)
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ steps:
     condition: and(eq(variables['packager'],'deb'), eq(variables['Build.Reason'], 'Manual'))
     env:
       SYNERGY_REVISION: $(Build.SourceVersion)
-      
+
   - script: |
       cd build-release
       make install/strip