diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7a501a9..db3f89c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 abootimg
-
+version.h
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2b11450..627d5b2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 all: abootimg
 
 abootimg: abootimg.c bootimg.h
+	echo '#define VERSION_STR "$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"' > version.h
 	gcc -g -O2 -Wno-unused-result -o abootimg abootimg.c -DHAS_BLKID -lblkid
 
 clean:
-	rm -f abootimg abootimg-static
+	rm -f abootimg version.h
 
 archive: clean
 	cd ..; tar cvzf abootimg.tar.gz abootimg --exclude tests --exclude tmp\* --exclude .git
diff --git a/abootimg.c b/abootimg.c
index d71e12c..31598da 100644
--- a/abootimg.c
+++ b/abootimg.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <blkid/blkid.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "version.h"
 #include "bootimg.h"
 
 
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ void print_usage(void)
 {
   printf (
  " abootimg - manipulate Android Boot Images.\n"
+ " (c) 2011 Gilles Grandou <gilles@grandou.net>\n"
+ " " VERSION_STR "\n"
  "\n"
  " abootimg [-h]\n"
  "\n"