diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 3aa5edd..ba450e8 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ edition = "2021"
 repository = "https://github.com/organicmaps/wikiparser/"
 default-run = "om-wikiparser"
 # See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+exclude = ["*.sh", "/.github/"]
 
 [dependencies]
 anyhow = { version = "1.0.71", features = ["backtrace"] }
diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index 7777e48..abd584c 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::process::Command;
+use std::{env, process::Command};
 
 /// Pass git-describe through CARGO_GIT_VERSION env variable
 ///
@@ -28,5 +28,11 @@ fn set_version_from_git() {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    set_version_from_git();
+    // Only embed on release builds.
+    if env::var("PROFILE")
+        .map(|p| p == "release")
+        .unwrap_or_default()
+    {
+        set_version_from_git();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e88ef62..ea6d1fc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ fn get_thread_count(requested: Option<isize>) -> anyhow::Result<NonZeroUsize> {
 /// - `v2.0` if a git tag
 /// - the commit hash `034ac04` if not a tag
 /// - `034ac04-dirty` if uncommited changes are present,
-/// or the crate version if not available (if installed from crates.io).
+/// or the crate version if not available (debug build or installed from crates.io).
 ///
 /// See `build.rs` file for more info.
 fn version() -> &'static str {