diff --git a/.webpack/webpack.common.js b/.webpack/webpack.common.js
index 1503760a0b..5598ed0bb3 100644
--- a/.webpack/webpack.common.js
+++ b/.webpack/webpack.common.js
@@ -22,13 +22,19 @@ let gitBranch = "error-retrieving-branch";
 try {
     gitRevision = require("child_process")
         .execSync("git rev-parse HEAD", {
-            cwd: __dirname
+            env: {
+                ...process.env,
+                GIT_DIR: undefined
+            }
         })
         .toString()
         .trim();
-    gitBranch = require("child_process")
+        gitBranch = require("child_process")
         .execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", {
-            cwd: __dirname
+            env: {
+                ...process.env,
+                GIT_DIR: undefined
+            }
         })
         .toString()
         .trim();
@@ -169,7 +175,6 @@ const config = {
             }
         ]
     },
-    stats: "errors-warnings",
     performance: {
         // We should eventually consider chunking to decrease
         // these values
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9468f6f314..53d773c28d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,8 +100,7 @@
     "cov:e2e:full:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/e2e/lcov.info -F e2e-full",
     "cov:e2e:stable:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/e2e/lcov.info -F e2e-stable",
     "cov:unit:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/unit/lcov.info -F unit",
-    "prepare": "npm run build:prod && npx tsc",
-    "preinstall": "git rev-parse HEAD >> version.info; git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD >> version.info"
+    "prepare": "npm run build:prod && npx tsc"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",