diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5763668..a1b30c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ jfa-go
 build/
 pkg/
 old/
+version.go
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yml b/.goreleaser.yml
index 1932d24..0cfe1f8 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ before:
     - python3 scss/get_node_deps.py
     - python3 scss/compile.py -y
     - python3 mail/generate.py -y
+    - python3 version.py {{.Version}} version.go
 builds:
     - dir: ./
       env:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e08553a..5167ced 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ mail:
 	echo "Generating email html"
 	python3 mail/generate.py
 
+version:
+	python3 version.py git version.go
+
 compile:
 	echo "Downloading deps"
 	go mod download
@@ -42,8 +45,8 @@ copy:
 install:
 	cp -r build $(DESTDIR)/jfa-go
 
-all: configuration sass mail compile copy
-headless: configuration sass-headless mail-headless copy
+all: configuration sass mail version compile copy
+headless: configuration sass-headless mail-headless version compile copy
 
 
 
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 0ff2b4a..d80f4d7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ func setGinLogger(router *gin.Engine, debugMode bool) {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	fmt.Printf("jfa-go version: %s (%s)\n", VERSION, COMMIT)
 	// app encompasses essentially all useful functions.
 	app := new(appContext)
 
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b861b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+try:
+    version = sys.argv[1].replace('v', '')
+except IndexError:
+    version = "git"
+
+commit = subprocess.check_output("git rev-parse --short HEAD".split()).decode("utf-8").rstrip()
+
+file = f'package main; const VERSION = "{version}"; const COMMIT = "{commit}";'
+
+try:
+    writeto = sys.argv[2]
+except IndexError:
+    writeto = "version.go"
+
+with open(writeto, 'w') as f:
+    f.write(file)
+