4 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index 84474c9..01234e4 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ To compile:
 - a C compiler
 - glibc
 - OpenSSL
+- Git (optional - used to define VERSION if installed)
 
 To run:
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c48a819..baa334c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 CC=gcc
+GIT_VERSION := "$(shell git describe --abbrev=4 --dirty --always --tags || cat VERSION)"
 BINARY=blabouncer
 
 ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
@@ -6,7 +7,7 @@ ifeq ($(PREFIX),)
 endif
 
 blabouncer: blabouncer.c functions.c sockets.c config.c replay.c logging.c message.c config.h functions.h logging.h message.h replay.h sockets.h structures.h
-	$(CC) -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -lssl -lcrypto -o $(BINARY) blabouncer.c functions.c sockets.c config.c replay.c logging.c message.c
+	$(CC) -D_DEFAULT_SOURCE -D_BSD_SOURCE -DVERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\" -std=gnu99 -Wall -Wextra -lssl -lcrypto -o $(BINARY) blabouncer.c functions.c sockets.c config.c replay.c logging.c message.c
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..60bce9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v0.2-git
diff --git a/functions.h b/functions.h
index 30ae4e4..6ec2c28 100644
--- a/functions.h
+++ b/functions.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 #define MAXTOKENS 100 // For strsep string splitting
 
-#define VERSION "0.2-git" // Blabouncer version
+//#define VERSION "" // VERSION is now passed via -DVERSION by the Makefile
 
 // Write debug string to file.
 // Debug level is provided by level, set to one of DEBUG_CRIT, DEBUG_SOME or DEBUG_FULL.