diff --git a/pytextrank/version.py b/pytextrank/version.py
index 8e8f46d..4cf02b0 100644
--- a/pytextrank/version.py
+++ b/pytextrank/version.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import typing
 
 from git import Repo  # pylint: disable=E0401  # type: ignore
+from git.exc import InvalidGitRepositoryError
 
 
 ## use the local Git info for version info, if available
@@ -24,9 +25,8 @@
 
     REPO_HASH = str(repo.head.commit)
     REPO_TAGS = repo.tags
-except Exception as ex:  # pylint: disable=W0703
-    print(ex)
-
+except InvalidGitRepositoryError:
+    pass
 
 # cast version string into a float
 try: