diff --git a/utils/build-script-utils/src/version.rs b/utils/build-script-utils/src/version.rs
index 9432f23e9b8ee..19b507ba261e0 100644
--- a/utils/build-script-utils/src/version.rs
+++ b/utils/build-script-utils/src/version.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ pub fn generate_cargo_keys() {
 	let commit = if let Ok(hash) = std::env::var("SUBSTRATE_CLI_GIT_COMMIT_HASH") {
 		Cow::from(hash.trim().to_owned())
 	} else {
-		match Command::new("git").args(&["rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"]).output() {
+		// We deliberately set the length here to `11` to ensure that
+		// the emitted hash is always of the same length; otherwise
+		// it can (and will!) vary between different build environments.
+		match Command::new("git").args(&["rev-parse", "--short=11", "HEAD"]).output() {
 			Ok(o) if o.status.success() => {
 				let sha = String::from_utf8_lossy(&o.stdout).trim().to_owned();
 				Cow::from(sha)