diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f276a6cbd..f74edbed1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 node_modules
 dist
 lib
+src/versionInfo.ts
 .idea
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c05683706..36acc1abf 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,15 +9,17 @@
     "dist"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "npm run build-lib && npm run build-types",
+    "build": "npm run clean && npm run build-version && npm run build-lib && npm run build-types",
     "build-lib": "babel src -d lib --source-maps --extensions '.ts,.js'",
     "build-types": "tsc --emitDeclarationOnly",
-    "postversion": "git push origin master --follow-tags",
-    "prepublishOnly": "npm run build",
+    "build-version": "./timestamp.sh > src/versionInfo.ts  && eslint 'src/versionInfo.ts' --fix",
+    "watch": "npm run build-version && babel src --out-dir lib --watch --source-maps --extensions '.ts,.js'",
+    "clean": "rm -rf lib",
     "lint": "eslint 'src/**/*.js' 'src/**/*.ts'",
     "lint-fix": "eslint 'src/**/*.js' 'src/**/*.ts' --fix",
     "test": "npm run lint",
-    "watch": "babel src --out-dir lib --watch --source-maps --extensions '.ts,.js'"
+    "prepublishOnly": "npm test && npm run build",
+    "postpublish": "git push origin master --follow-tags"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -71,7 +73,8 @@
   },
   "husky": {
     "hooks": {
-      "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
+      "pre-commit": "lint-staged",
+      "pre-push": "npm test"
     }
   },
   "lint-staged": {
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 09cda98ce..9ccad1231 100755
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ import tabs from './tabs'
 // @ts-ignore
 import utils from './utils'
 import widgets from './widgets'
+import versionInfo from './versionInfo'
 
 const dom = window ? window.document : null // Idea that UI.dom can be adapted in non-browser environments
 
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ if (typeof window !== 'undefined') {
     table,
     tabs,
     utils,
-    widgets
+    widgets,
+    versionInfo
   } // Simpler access by non-node scripts
 }
 
@@ -125,5 +127,6 @@ export {
   table,
   tabs,
   utils,
-  widgets
+  widgets,
+  versionInfo
 }
diff --git a/timestamp.sh b/timestamp.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..408b864c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/timestamp.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Timestamp a git/npm project in node JS
+echo "export default {"
+date -u '+buildTime: "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ",'
+git log | grep commit | head -1 | sed -e 's/ /: "/' | sed -e 's/$/",/'
+echo npmInfo:
+npm version
+echo "};"