diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main.go
index 4f2d393..10b7fb8 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main.go
@@ -35,12 +35,18 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 
-	connect "connectrpc.com/connect"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/compiler/protogen"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/descriptorpb"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/pluginpb"
 )
 
+var (
+	// These variables are set by ldflags during build time
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "unknown"
+	date    = "unknown"
+)
+
 const (
 	contextPackage = protogen.GoImportPath("context")
 	connectPackage = protogen.GoImportPath("connectrpc.com/connect")
@@ -56,9 +62,7 @@ const (
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "--version" {
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, connect.Version); err != nil {
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
+		fmt.Printf("protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct %s (commit: %s, built: %s)\n", version, commit, date)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	if len(os.Args) == 2 && (os.Args[1] == "-h" || os.Args[1] == "--help") {
diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main_test.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main_test.go
index 98ba40e..49d241e 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct/main_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testRunProtocGenServiceStruct(t, nil, "--version")
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stderr.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, exitCode)
-	assert.NotEmpty(t, stdout.String())
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "protoc-gen-connect-go-servicestruct")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "commit:")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "built:")
 }
 
 func TestGenerate(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main.go
index 038f286..6b29fe0 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main.go
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/pluginpb"
 )
 
+var (
+	// These variables are set by ldflags during build time
+	version = "dev"
+	commit  = "unknown"
+	date    = "unknown"
+)
+
 const (
 	filenameSuffix          = ".ex"
 	serverSuffix            = "Server"
@@ -77,9 +84,7 @@ func parsePluginParameters(paramStr string, flagSet *flag.FlagSet) error {
 
 func main() {
 	if len(os.Args) == 2 && os.Args[1] == "--version" {
-		if _, err := fmt.Fprintln(os.Stdout, "1.0.0"); err != nil {
-			os.Exit(1)
-		}
+		fmt.Printf("protoc-gen-elixir-grpc %s (commit: %s, built: %s)\n", version, commit, date)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	if len(os.Args) == 2 && (os.Args[1] == "-h" || os.Args[1] == "--help") {
diff --git a/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main_test.go b/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main_test.go
index dadc68b..ea464dc 100644
--- a/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main_test.go
+++ b/cmd/protoc-gen-elixir-grpc/main_test.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ func TestVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	stdout, stderr, exitCode := testRunProtocGenElixirGrpc(t, nil, "--version")
 	assert.Equal(t, "", stderr.String())
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, exitCode)
-	assert.Equal(t, "1.0.0\n", stdout.String())
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "protoc-gen-elixir-grpc")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "commit:")
+	assert.Contains(t, stdout.String(), "built:")
 }
 
 func TestHelp(t *testing.T) {