diff --git a/markitect/__version__.py b/markitect/__version__.py
index 369ad544..e4c5b0cb 100644
--- a/markitect/__version__.py
+++ b/markitect/__version__.py
@@ -49,33 +49,61 @@ def get_version_info():
         'is_git_repo': False
     }
 
+def _normalize_release_info(raw):
+    """Ensure release info dict has the keys the CLI release command expects."""
+    if 'full_version' in raw:
+        return raw  # already in expected format
+
+    import subprocess
+
+    version = raw.get('version', 'unknown')
+    is_dev = raw.get('is_development', '.dev' in version)
+    commit = raw.get('git_commit', 'unknown')
+
+    # Detect git repo and current tag
+    is_git_repo = False
+    git_tag = None
+    try:
+        subprocess.check_output(['git', 'rev-parse', '--git-dir'], stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL)
+        is_git_repo = True
+        tag_out = subprocess.check_output(
+            ['git', 'describe', '--tags', '--exact-match', 'HEAD'],
+            stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
+        ).decode().strip()
+        if tag_out:
+            git_tag = tag_out
+    except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError):
+        pass
+
+    return {
+        'full_version': version,
+        'release_type': 'development' if is_dev else 'release',
+        'build_from': 'git' if is_git_repo else 'source',
+        'commit': commit,
+        'clean_build': not is_dev,
+        'is_git_repo': is_git_repo,
+        'git_tag': git_tag,
+    }
+
+
 def get_release_info():
     """Get release information by delegating to release-management capability."""
     try:
-        # Delegate to release-management capability
         from pathlib import Path
         project_root = Path(__file__).parent.parent
 
         try:
             from release_management.utils.version import get_release_info as rm_get_release_info
-            return rm_get_release_info(project_root)
+            return _normalize_release_info(rm_get_release_info(project_root))
         except ImportError:
-            # Fallback if release-management capability is not available
             pass
     except Exception:
         pass
 
-    # Simple fallback implementation
-    from datetime import datetime
+    # Fallback — build from version_info directly
     version_info = get_version_info()
-
-    return {
-        'name': 'MarkiTect',
+    return _normalize_release_info({
         'version': version_info['full_version'],
-        'short_version': version_info['short_version'],
         'is_development': version_info['is_dev'],
-        'git_branch': version_info.get('git_branch', 'unknown'),
         'git_commit': version_info.get('git_commit', 'unknown'),
-        'build_date': datetime.now().isoformat(),
-        'python_version': f"{__import__('sys').version_info.major}.{__import__('sys').version_info.minor}.{__import__('sys').version_info.micro}"
-    }
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+    })
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