diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index b475f56f1ef3..dab445bc70e1 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ function check_toolchains {
 
 function versions {
   local noir_version anvil_version node_version cmake_version clang_version zig_version rustc_version wasi_sdk_version
-  noir_version=$(git -C noir/noir-repo describe --tags --exact-match HEAD)
+  noir_version=$(git -C noir/noir-repo describe --tags --always HEAD)
   anvil_version=$(anvil --version | head -n1 | sed -E 's/anvil Version: ([0-9.]+).*/\1/')
   node_version=$(node --version | cut -d 'v' -f 2)
   cmake_version=$(cmake --version | head -n1 | cut -d' ' -f3)
diff --git a/noir/noir-repo b/noir/noir-repo
index e48a0d8d0e96..515b2702975f 160000
--- a/noir/noir-repo
+++ b/noir/noir-repo
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e48a0d8d0e96d1b35964908f875faa9e5e631f59
+Subproject commit 515b2702975fd85069fae48ddd0d90a56cd65628