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+import subprocess
+
+from pelican import signals
+
+
+class GitDescribe:
+    def __init__(self, gen):
+        self.settings = gen.settings
+        self.process()
+
+    def process(self):
+        """Initialization process."""
+        pass
+
+    def defer_process(self):
+        """Check and return git describe value."""
+        result = subprocess.run(["git", "describe"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                check=True)
+        return result.stdout.decode('utf-8')
+
+
+def initialize(gen):
+    """Function called upon article generator initialization."""
+    gen.plugin_instance = GitDescribe(gen)
+
+
+def fetch(gen, metadata):
+    """Function called upon article generation context fetching."""
+    gen.context['git_describe'] = gen.plugin_instance.defer_process()
+
+
+def register():
+    """Register Pelican signals to dedicated functions."""
+    signals.article_generator_init.connect(initialize)
+    signals.article_generator_context.connect(fetch)