diff --git a/distribution/src/assemble/bin.xml b/distribution/src/assemble/bin.xml
index f66544a..e941f4c 100644
--- a/distribution/src/assemble/bin.xml
+++ b/distribution/src/assemble/bin.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
       <outputDirectory/>
     </file>
     <file>
-      <source>target/classes/git.properties</source>
+      <source>../git.properties</source>
       <outputDirectory/>
     </file>
     <file>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b3017b6..1b4bed9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@
         <groupId>pl.project13.maven</groupId>
         <artifactId>git-commit-id-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.1.9</version>
+        <inherited>false</inherited>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@
           <verbose>true</verbose>
           <skipPoms>false</skipPoms>
           <generateGitPropertiesFile>true</generateGitPropertiesFile>
-          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>target/classes/git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
+          <generateGitPropertiesFilename>./git.properties</generateGitPropertiesFilename>
           <failOnNoGitDirectory>false</failOnNoGitDirectory>
           <gitDescribe>
             <skip>false</skip>