diff --git a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
index 39c305fee1..28c2213bfb 100755
--- a/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
+++ b/tools/packaging/kata-deploy/local-build/kata-deploy-binaries.sh
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ install_ovmf_sev() {
 
 install_agent() {
 	latest_artefact="$(git log -1 --abbrev=9 --pretty=format:"%h" ${repo_root_dir}/src/agent)"
-	artefact_tag="$(git log -1 --abbrev=9 --pretty=format:"%h" ${repo_root_dir})"
+	artefact_tag="$(git log -1 --pretty=format:"%H" ${repo_root_dir})"
 	latest_builder_image="$(get_agent_image_name)"
 
 	install_cached_tarball_component \