diff --git a/lib/git.pri b/lib/git.pri
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0664ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/git.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Need to discard STDERR so get path to NULL device
+win32 {
+    NULL_DEVICE = NUL # Windows doesn't have /dev/null but has NUL
+} else {
+    NULL_DEVICE = /dev/null
+}
+
+# Need to call git with manually specified paths to repository
+BASE_GIT_COMMAND = git --git-dir $$PWD/../.git rev-parse --short HEAD
+
+# Get the short git sha
+GIT_SHA = $$system($$BASE_GIT_COMMAND 2> $$NULL_DEVICE)
+
+# Adding C preprocessor #DEFINE so we can use it in C++ code
+DEFINES += GIT_SHA=\\\"$$GIT_SHA\\\"
diff --git a/lib/version.h b/lib/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48b8c03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+  This file is part of Allie Chess.
+  Copyright (C) 2018, 2019 Adam Treat
+
+  Allie Chess is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+  the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+  (at your option) any later version.
+
+  Allie Chess is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with Allie Chess.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+  Additional permission under GNU GPL version 3 section 7
+*/
+
+#ifndef VERSION_H
+#define VERSION_H
+
+#include <QString>
+
+static int s_majorVersion = 0;
+static int s_minorVersion = 2;
+static bool s_isDev = true;
+
+static QString versionString()
+{
+    const QString maj = QString::number(s_majorVersion);
+    const QString min = QString::number(s_minorVersion);
+#if defined(GIT_SHA)
+    const QString git = QString("(%0)").arg(GIT_SHA);
+#else
+    const QString git = QString();
+#endif
+    const QString dev = s_isDev ? QLatin1String("-dev") : QLatin1String("");
+    return QString("v%0.%1%2 %3").arg(maj).arg(min).arg(dev).arg(git);
+}
+
+#endif // VERSION_H
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index be4519c..4f6bc99 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@
 #include "options.h"
 #include "searchengine.h"
 #include "uciengine.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "zobrist.h"
 
 #define APP_NAME "Allie"
-#define APP_VERSION "0.2"
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
     a.setApplicationName(APP_NAME);
-    a.setApplicationVersion(APP_VERSION);
+    a.setApplicationVersion(versionString());
     a.setOrganizationName("Adam Treat");
 
     QCommandLineParser parser;
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
                                   " / _` | | | |/ _ \\\n"
                                   "| (_| | | | |  __/ \n"
                                   " \\__,_|_|_|_|\\___|");
-    fprintf(stderr, "%s %s uci chess engine\n", ascii.toLatin1().constData(), APP_VERSION);
+    fprintf(stderr, "%s %s built on %s at %s\n", ascii.toLatin1().constData(),
+        QString("%0").arg(a.applicationVersion()).toLatin1().constData(),
+        QString("%0").arg(__DATE__).toLatin1().constData(),
+        QString("%0").arg(__TIME__).toLatin1().constData());
 
     Zobrist::globalInstance();
     Movegen::globalInstance();
diff --git a/src/src.pro b/src/src.pro
index be537c6..8ca2bfa 100644
--- a/src/src.pro
+++ b/src/src.pro
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ DESTDIR=../bin
 QT -= gui network
 CONFIG += c++14 console
 
+include($$PWD/../lib/git.pri)
+
 CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
   CONFIG += optimize_full
 }
@@ -18,6 +20,9 @@ DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
 
 INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../lib
 
+HEADERS += \
+    $$PWD/../lib/version.h
+
 SOURCES += \
     main.cpp
 
diff --git a/tests/main.cpp b/tests/main.cpp
index 8ea6059..1dc2be1 100644
--- a/tests/main.cpp
+++ b/tests/main.cpp
@@ -26,16 +26,19 @@
 #include "nn.h"
 #include "options.h"
 #include "testgames.h"
+#include "version.h"
 #include "zobrist.h"
 
-#define APP_NAME "Allie"
+#define APP_NAME "AllieTests"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[])
 {
-    QCoreApplication app(argc, argv);
-    app.setApplicationName(APP_NAME);
+    QCoreApplication a(argc, argv);
+    a.setApplicationName(APP_NAME);
+    a.setApplicationVersion(versionString());
 
-    Options::globalInstance()->setOption("SyzygyPath", QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QDir::separator() + "../../syzygy/");
+    Options::globalInstance()->setOption("SyzygyPath",
+        QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() + QDir::separator() + "../../syzygy/");
 
     int rc = 0;
     TestGames test1;
diff --git a/tests/tests.pro b/tests/tests.pro
index efce742..dc8f449 100644
--- a/tests/tests.pro
+++ b/tests/tests.pro
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ QT += testlib
 QT -= gui network
 CONFIG += c++14 console
 
+include($$PWD/../lib/git.pri)
+
 CONFIG(release, debug|release) {
   CONFIG += optimize_full
 }
@@ -21,6 +23,7 @@ INCLUDEPATH += $$PWD/../lib
 
 HEADERS += \
     testgames.h
+    $$PWD/../lib/version.h
 
 SOURCES += \
     main.cpp \