diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 015eeb1f0..129db97d5 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ pub mod tasks;
 
 use git_version::git_version;
 
-const GIT_VERSION: &str = git_version!();
+const GIT_VERSION: &str = git_version!(fallback = "unknown");
 
-pub fn get_git_versin() -> &'static str {
+pub fn get_git_version() -> &'static str {
     GIT_VERSION
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d7be66dc1..1a5e49d97 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ pub async fn main() -> Result<(), ExitMessage> {
         .try_init()
         .map_err(|err| ExitMessage(format!("failed to initialize logger: {}", err)))?;
 
-    info!("Starting node with git version {}", fnn::get_git_versin());
+    info!("Starting node with git version {}", fnn::get_git_version());
 
     let _span = info_span!("node", node = fnn::get_node_prefix()).entered();
 
diff --git a/src/rpc/info.rs b/src/rpc/info.rs
index ef5648946..9e79533e3 100644
--- a/src/rpc/info.rs
+++ b/src/rpc/info.rs
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ where
 {
     async fn node_info(&self) -> Result<NodeInfoResult, ErrorObjectOwned> {
         let version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").to_string();
-        let commit_hash = crate::get_git_versin().to_string();
+        let commit_hash = crate::get_git_version().to_string();
 
         let message =
             |rpc_reply| NetworkActorMessage::Command(NetworkActorCommand::NodeInfo((), rpc_reply));