diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2db3b32d..8b12dafd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ go.work
 
 dist/
 tracing/commit.txt
+cmd/commit.txt
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 625b9687..d2ea4e90 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
@@ -27,11 +28,16 @@ var logLevel string
 
 var minStatusInterval = durationpb.New(250 * time.Millisecond)
 
+//go:generate sh -c "echo -n $(git describe --long) > commit.txt"
+//go:embed commit.txt
+var cliVersion string
+
 // rootCmd represents the base command when called without any subcommands
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "ovm-cli",
-	Short: "A CLI to interact with the overmind API",
-	Long:  `The ovm-cli allows direct access to the overmind API`,
+	Use:     "ovm-cli",
+	Short:   "A CLI to interact with the overmind API",
+	Long:    `The ovm-cli allows direct access to the overmind API`,
+	Version: cliVersion,
 	PreRun: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		// Bind these to viper
 		err := viper.BindPFlags(cmd.Flags())