diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e4ae9cc4..1498ace2 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -24,42 +24,48 @@ def buildNumber = ""
 def semver = ""
 def date = ""
 ext {
-    git = org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit.open(file(".git"))
-    date = git.head().date.format("yy.MM.dd")
-    revision = "-${git.head().abbreviatedId}"
-    parents = git.head().parentIds;
-    index = -96;  // Offset to match CI
-    int major, minor, patch;
-    major = minor = patch = 0;
-    for (;parents != null && !parents.isEmpty();index++) {
-        int majorCount, minorCount, patchCount;
-        patchCount = minor == 0 && major == 0 ? 1 : 0;
-        commit = git.getResolve().toCommit(parents.get(0));
-        for (String line : commit.fullMessage.tokenize("\n")) {
-            switch (line.replaceAll("- ", "").split(" ")[0].toLowerCase()) {
-                case "minor":
-                case "added":
-                case "add":
-                case "change":
-                case "changed":
-                case "changes":
-                    if (major == 0) {minorCount = 1; patchCount = 0;}
-                    break;
-                case "refactor":
-                case "remove":
-                case "major":
-                    patchCount = minorCount = 0;
-                    majorCount = 1;
-                    break;
+    try {
+        git = org.ajoberstar.grgit.Grgit.open(file(".git"))
+        date = git.head().date.format("yy.MM.dd")
+        revision = "-${git.head().abbreviatedId}"
+        parents = git.head().parentIds;
+        index = -96;  // Offset to match CI
+        int major, minor, patch;
+        major = minor = patch = 0;
+        for (; parents != null && !parents.isEmpty(); index++) {
+            int majorCount, minorCount, patchCount;
+            patchCount = minor == 0 && major == 0 ? 1 : 0;
+            commit = git.getResolve().toCommit(parents.get(0));
+            for (String line : commit.fullMessage.tokenize("\n")) {
+                switch (line.replaceAll("- ", "").split(" ")[0].toLowerCase()) {
+                    case "minor":
+                    case "added":
+                    case "add":
+                    case "change":
+                    case "changed":
+                    case "changes":
+                        if (major == 0) {
+                            minorCount = 1; patchCount = 0;
+                        }
+                        break;
+                    case "refactor":
+                    case "remove":
+                    case "major":
+                        patchCount = minorCount = 0;
+                        majorCount = 1;
+                        break;
+                }
             }
+            major += majorCount;
+            minor += minorCount;
+            patch += patchCount;
+            parents = commit.getParentIds()
         }
-        major += majorCount;
-        minor += minorCount;
-        patch += patchCount;
-        parents = commit.getParentIds()
+        buildNumber = "-${index}"
+        semver = "-${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
+    } catch (Throwable ignore) {
+        revision = "unknown";
     }
-    buildNumber = "-${index}"
-    semver = "-${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
 }
 
 version = date + revision + buildNumber + semver