diff --git a/gulp/utils/options.js b/gulp/utils/options.js
index c743c386..1b6b9111 100644
--- a/gulp/utils/options.js
+++ b/gulp/utils/options.js
@@ -10,29 +10,29 @@
  * All rights reserved.
  */
 
-var gitty = require('gitty'),
-    extend = require('extend');
+var execSync = require('child_process').execSync,
+    extend = require('extend'),
+    // Require the __options object, so we have access to the version number and
+    // make amendments, e.g. the release date.
+    options = require('../../src/options.js');
 
-// Require the __options object, so we have access to the version number and
-// make amendments, e.g. the release date.
-var options = require('../../src/options.js'),
-    repo = gitty('.');
-
-function git(param) {
-    var args = arguments.length === 1 ? param.split(' ')
-            : [].slice.apply(arguments),
-        operation = args.shift();
-    return new gitty.Command(repo, operation, args).execSync().trim();
+function git(command) {
+    return execSync('git ' + command).toString().trim();
 }
 
 // Get the date of the last commit from this branch for release date:
-options.date = git('log -1 --pretty=format:%ad');
-// If we're not on the master branch, append the branch name to the version:
-var branch = git('rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD'),
-    suffix = branch === 'master' ? '' : '-' + branch;
+var date = git('log -1 --pretty=format:%ad'),
+    branch = git('rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD');
+
+extend(options, {
+    date: date,
+    branch: branch,
+    // If we're not on the master branch, use the branch name as a suffix:
+    suffix: branch === 'master' ? '' : '-' + branch
+});
 
 module.exports = function(opts) {
     return extend({}, options, opts && opts.suffix && {
-        version: options.version + suffix
+        version: options.version + options.suffix
     });
 };