diff --git a/Sources/VersionatorTool/VersionatorTool.swift b/Sources/VersionatorTool/VersionatorTool.swift
index 8c4b101..fa7a954 100644
--- a/Sources/VersionatorTool/VersionatorTool.swift
+++ b/Sources/VersionatorTool/VersionatorTool.swift
@@ -70,13 +70,14 @@ import VersionatorUtils
       /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
       /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
       public struct VersionatorVersion {
-          static let string = "\(version)"
-          static let build = \(buildNumber)
-          static let commit = "\(commit)"
-          static let git = "\(gitVersion)"
-          static let tag = "\(tag)"
-          static let full = "\(version) (\(buildNumber))"
+        static let string = "\(version)"
+        static let build = \(buildNumber)
+        static let commit = "\(commit)"
+        static let git = "\(gitVersion)"
+        static let tag = "\(tag)"
+        static let full = "\(version) (\(buildNumber))"
       }
+
       """
     let data = generatedSwift.data(using: .utf8)
     try? FileManager.default.createDirectory(at: url.deletingLastPathComponent(), withIntermediateDirectories: true)
@@ -92,7 +93,7 @@ import VersionatorUtils
       /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
       #define BUILD \(buildNumber)
       #define CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION \(buildNumber)
-      #define COMMIT \(commit)
+      #define COMMIT "\(commit)"
       #define GIT_VERSION "\(gitVersion)"
       #define GIT_TAG "\(tag)"
       """
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/objects/e7/18e3860fceddf4cf3e5ee69a1758d6b8b3b8f4 b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/objects/e7/18e3860fceddf4cf3e5ee69a1758d6b8b3b8f4
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f96a4e
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/objects/e7/18e3860fceddf4cf3e5ee69a1758d6b8b3b8f4 differ
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/refs/tags/v1.0.0 b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/refs/tags/v1.0.0
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fd9447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.git/git/refs/tags/v1.0.0
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+e718e3860fceddf4cf3e5ee69a1758d6b8b3b8f4
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Info.plisth b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Info.plisth
index 1a7f496..e8cb893 100644
--- a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Info.plisth
+++ b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Info.plisth
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
 #define BUILD 4
 #define CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION 4
-#define COMMIT 
-#define GIT_VERSION "70f8f9a"
-#define GIT_TAG "70f8f9a"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define COMMIT "g70f8f9a"
+#define GIT_VERSION "v1.0.0-0-g70f8f9a"
+#define GIT_TAG "v1.0.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.h b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.h
index 1a7f496..e8cb893 100644
--- a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.h
+++ b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.h
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
 #define BUILD 4
 #define CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION 4
-#define COMMIT 
-#define GIT_VERSION "70f8f9a"
-#define GIT_TAG "70f8f9a"
\ No newline at end of file
+#define COMMIT "g70f8f9a"
+#define GIT_VERSION "v1.0.0-0-g70f8f9a"
+#define GIT_TAG "v1.0.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.plist b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.plist
index 67f0096..9f89b4e 100644
Binary files a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.plist and b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.plist differ
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.swift b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.swift
index c9184e4..1185c77 100644
--- a/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.swift
+++ b/Tests/VersionatorTests/Resources/Example.out/Version.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
 /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
 public struct VersionatorVersion {
-    static let string = "70f8f9a"
-    static let build = 4
-    static let commit = ""
-    static let git = "70f8f9a"
-    static let tag = "70f8f9a"
-    static let full = "70f8f9a (4)"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  static let string = "1.0.0"
+  static let build = 4
+  static let commit = "g70f8f9a"
+  static let git = "v1.0.0-0-g70f8f9a"
+  static let tag = "v1.0.0"
+  static let full = "1.0.0 (4)"
+}
diff --git a/Tests/VersionatorTests/VersionatorTests.swift b/Tests/VersionatorTests/VersionatorTests.swift
index 861d991..cfeebe9 100644
--- a/Tests/VersionatorTests/VersionatorTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/VersionatorTests/VersionatorTests.swift
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import VersionatorUtils
 
 @testable import Runner
 
-/// Test with a task that has a zero status.
+/// Run the versionator tool over the example repo, and check that it generates the expected files,
+/// with the expected content.
 @Test func testTool() async throws {
   let test = Test.current!
   try await test.inTempFolder { folder in
@@ -29,74 +30,24 @@ import VersionatorUtils
     let output = await runner.run(args)
       .stdout.string
 
-    // check files were generated
+    // check generated files were logged to output
     #expect(output.contains("Generated Version.swift"))
     #expect(output.contains("Generated Version.h"))
     #expect(output.contains("Generated Version.plist"))
     #expect(output.contains("Generated Info.plisth"))
 
-    // check content matches expected
+    // check generated content matches expected
     for url in paths {
-      let content = try Data(contentsOf: url)
       let expectedURL = Bundle.module.url(forResource: "Example.out/\(url.deletingPathExtension().lastPathComponent)", withExtension: url.pathExtension)!
-      let expected = try Data(contentsOf: expectedURL)
-      #expect(content == expected, "content does not match expected for \(url.lastPathComponent)")
+      if url.pathExtension != "plist" {
+        let content = try String(contentsOf: url, encoding: .utf8)
+        let expected = try String(contentsOf: expectedURL, encoding: .utf8)
+        for (c, e) in zip(content.split(separator: "\n"), expected.split(separator: "\n")) {
+          #expect(c == e, "content does not match expected for \(url.lastPathComponent)")
+        }
+      } else {
+        #expect(NSDictionary(contentsOf: url) == NSDictionary(contentsOf: expectedURL), "content does not match expected for \(url.lastPathComponent)")
+      }
     }
   }
 }
-
-// , backupItemName: String?, options: FileManager.ItemReplacementOptions, resultingItemURL: AutoreleasingUnsafeMutablePointer<NSURL?>?)
-// // let folder = URL(fileURLWithPath: "/Users/sam/Desktop/VersionatorTests")
-// // make a sample repo
-// let script = Runner(for: Bundle.module.url(forResource: "make-repo", withExtension: "sh")!)
-// #expect(await script.run([folder.path]).waitUntilExit() == .succeeded)
-
-// let templates = [
-//   """
-//   /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
-//   /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
-//   public struct VersionatorVersion {
-//       static let string = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let build = \(expectedVer)
-//       static let commit = ""
-//       static let git = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let tag = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let full = "\(expectedCommit) (\(expectedVer))"
-//   }
-//   """,
-//   """
-//   /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
-//   /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
-//   #define BUILD \(expectedVer)
-//   #define CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION \(expectedVer)
-//   #define COMMIT
-//   #define GIT_VERSION "\(expectedCommit)"
-//   #define GIT_TAG "\(expectedCommit)"
-//   """,
-//   """
-//   /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
-//   /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
-//   public struct VersionatorVersion {
-//       static let string = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let build = \(expectedVer)
-//       static let commit = ""
-//       static let git = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let tag = "\(expectedCommit)"
-//       static let full = "\(expectedCommit) (\(expectedVer))"
-//   }
-//   """,
-//   """
-//   /// This file is generated by Versionator -- DO NOT EDIT.
-//   /// See github.com/elegantchaos/Versionator for more info.
-//   #define BUILD \(expectedVer)
-//   #define CURRENT_PROJECT_VERSION \(expectedVer)
-//   #define COMMIT
-//   #define GIT_VERSION "\(expectedCommit)"
-//   #define GIT_TAG "\(expectedCommit)"
-//   """,
-// ]
-
-// var format = PropertyListSerialization.PropertyListFormat.xml
-// let data = try PropertyListSerialization.propertyList(from: Data(contentsOf: url), options: [], format: &format)
-// content = String(describing: data)
-// content = String(describing: try PropertyListSerialization.propertyList(from: try Data(contentsOf: url), options: [], format: .binary))