diff --git a/cmake/gitversion.cmake b/cmake/gitversion.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..79a6bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/gitversion.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+
+# https://jonathanhamberg.com/post/cmake-embedding-git-hash/
+
+# Detect current version from git
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND git rev-parse HEAD
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_HASH RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND git describe --abbrev=0
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_VERSION RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+    
+execute_process(
+    COMMAND git describe --dirty
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_VERSION_LONG RESULT_VARIABLE GIT_RESULT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE ERROR_QUIET)
+
+# For some reason, CMake sets CMAKE_*_DIR all to be CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR
+# so we have to bypass this by passing in custom "orig_" variables
+if (NOT GIT_STATE_WITHIN)
+    # Re-run this target always so that the version can be checked
+    add_custom_target(recheck_git_version ALL COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND}
+        -DGIT_STATE_WITHIN=1
+        -DORIG_BINARY_DIR=${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}
+        -DORIG_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+        -DORIG_SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+        -DORIG_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+        -P ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}/gitversion.cmake
+        BYPRODUCTS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.cpp
+    )
+else ()
+    # # Set defaults if the git commands fail
+    if (NOT GIT_RESULT EQUAL 0)
+        set(GIT_COMMIT_HASH "unknown")
+        set(GIT_VERSION "unknown")
+        set(GIT_VERSION_LONG "unknown")
+    endif ()
+
+    # configure_file only touches the file if it has been changed, so no caching is necessary
+    configure_file(${ORIG_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/version.cpp.in ${ORIG_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.cpp @ONLY)
+endif ()
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 11f26f7..6882117 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ find_package(PkgConfig REQUIRED)
 pkg_check_modules(LUAJIT REQUIRED luajit)
 link_directories(${LUAJIT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
 
-# Run autogen
+### Autogen
 file(GLOB_RECURSE AUTOGEN_SOURCES RELATIVE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src" "src/objects/*.h" "src/datatypes/*.h" "src/enum/*.h")
 
 # https://cmake.org/cmake/help/book/mastering-cmake/chapter/Custom%20Commands.html
@@ -36,12 +36,18 @@ foreach (SRC ${AUTOGEN_SOURCES})
     list(APPEND AUTOGEN_OUTS "${OUT_PATH}")
 endforeach()
 
+### /Autogen
+
+# Add version info into the build
+include(gitversion)
+
 add_custom_target(autogen_build ALL
     DEPENDS ${AUTOGEN_OUTS}
 )
 
 file(GLOB_RECURSE SOURCES "src/*.cpp" "src/*.h")
 list(APPEND SOURCES ${AUTOGEN_OUTS})
+list(APPEND SOURCES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/src/version.cpp)
 add_library(openblocks STATIC ${SOURCES})
 set_target_properties(openblocks PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "openblocks")
 target_link_directories(openblocks PUBLIC ${LUAJIT_LIBRARY_DIRS})
diff --git a/core/src/version.cpp.in b/core/src/version.cpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c722e4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/version.cpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#include "version.h"
+
+const char* BUILD_COMMIT_HASH = "@GIT_COMMIT_HASH@"; // Commit hash of the current build
+const char* BUILD_VERSION = "@GIT_VERSION@"; // Short form of the build version v1.2.3
+const char* BUILD_VERSION_LONG = "@GIT_VERSION_LONG@"; // Long form of the build version v1.2.3-12-g1234567
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diff --git a/core/src/version.h b/core/src/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54b7a49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// Allows files to read the version of the current build from git
+// https://jonathanhamberg.com/post/cmake-embedding-git-hash/
+
+extern const char* BUILD_COMMIT_HASH; // Commit hash of the current build
+extern const char* BUILD_VERSION; // Short form of the build version v1.2.3
+extern const char* BUILD_VERSION_LONG; // Long form of the build version v1.2.3-12-g1234567
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