diff --git a/.github/workflows/all.yml b/.github/workflows/all.yml
index 458e6abd..52773a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/all.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/all.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
         run: yes | m stable && dirname $(readlink $(which mongod)) > .metapath
 
       - name: Build
-        run: go build main/migration_verifier.go
+        run: ./build.sh
 
       - name: Start clusters
         run: |-
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0564af17..02296882 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@ _This Repository is NOT an officially supported MongoDB product. This tool reduc
 
 
 ```
-go build main/migration_verifier.go
+./build.sh
 ```
 
-
-
 # Operational UX Once Running 
 
 _Assumes no port set, default port for operation webserver is 27020_
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..a8a2e2ca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+commit=$(git show --no-patch --format='%H')
+
+go build -ldflags="-X 'main.Revision=$commit'" main/migration_verifier.go
diff --git a/main/migration_verifier.go b/main/migration_verifier.go
index f9209b46..a0640163 100644
--- a/main/migration_verifier.go
+++ b/main/migration_verifier.go
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ const (
 	pprofInterval         = "pprofInterval"
 )
 
+// This gets set at build time.
+var Revision = "Unknown; build with build.sh."
+
 func main() {
 	zerolog.ErrorStackMarshaler = pkgerrors.MarshalStack
 
@@ -154,9 +157,10 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 	app := &cli.App{
-		Name:  "migration-verifier",
-		Usage: "verify migration correctness",
-		Flags: flags,
+		Name:    "migration-verifier",
+		Usage:   "verify migration correctness",
+		Version: Revision,
+		Flags:   flags,
 		Before: func(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 			confFile := cCtx.String(configFileFlag)
 
@@ -203,6 +207,10 @@ func handleArgs(ctx context.Context, cCtx *cli.Context) (*verifier.Verifier, err
 
 	v := verifier.NewVerifier(verifierSettings, logPath)
 
+	v.GetLogger().Info().
+		Str("revision", Revision).
+		Msg("migration-verifier started.")
+
 	err := v.SetSrcURI(ctx, cCtx.String(srcURI))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err