diff --git a/modd.conf b/modd.conf
index a2b7bfb..08c2080 100644
--- a/modd.conf
+++ b/modd.conf
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     daemon +sigterm: godoc -index -play
 }
-.git/**/* gen_version.go {
+.git/refs/tags/* git/refs/heads/main gen_version.go {
     prep: go mod tidy
     prep: go generate
 }