diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d5d3341b38..e3ea54b176 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -4337,8 +4337,6 @@ dependencies = [
  "tracing",
  "urlencoding",
  "utoipa",
- "vergen",
- "vergen-gitcl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -4499,6 +4497,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "indoc",
  "lz4_flex",
  "namespace",
+ "once_cell",
  "pegboard",
  "pegboard-runner",
  "pegboard-serverless",
@@ -4935,6 +4934,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "url",
  "utoipa",
  "uuid",
+ "vergen",
+ "vergen-gitcl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index fc88edc9fc..f90578c745 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ features = ["now"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies.clap]
 version = "4.3"
-features = ["derive"]
+features = ["derive", "cargo"]
 
 [workspace.dependencies.rivet-term]
 git = "https://github.com/rivet-dev/rivet-term"
diff --git a/engine/packages/api-public/Cargo.toml b/engine/packages/api-public/Cargo.toml
index 77e6aa2f61..18d04cb394 100644
--- a/engine/packages/api-public/Cargo.toml
+++ b/engine/packages/api-public/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,5 +36,3 @@ utoipa.workspace = true
 [build-dependencies]
 anyhow.workspace = true
 fs_extra.workspace = true
-vergen.workspace = true
-vergen-gitcl.workspace = true
diff --git a/engine/packages/api-public/build.rs b/engine/packages/api-public/build.rs
index 36cbe97b44..975d29deab 100644
--- a/engine/packages/api-public/build.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/api-public/build.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,6 @@ use std::fs;
 use std::path::Path;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
-	// Configure vergen to emit build metadata
-	vergen::Emitter::default()
-		.add_instructions(&vergen::BuildBuilder::all_build()?)?
-		.add_instructions(&vergen::CargoBuilder::all_cargo()?)?
-		.add_instructions(&vergen::RustcBuilder::all_rustc()?)?
-		.add_instructions(&vergen_gitcl::GitclBuilder::all_git()?)?
-		.emit()?;
-
 	let manifest_dir = env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap();
 	let out_dir = env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap();
 	let ui_dir = Path::new(&out_dir).join("ui");
diff --git a/engine/packages/api-public/src/metadata.rs b/engine/packages/api-public/src/metadata.rs
index 07cdfd8c5d..1a06f32376 100644
--- a/engine/packages/api-public/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/api-public/src/metadata.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use axum::Json;
 use axum::response::IntoResponse;
 use rivet_api_builder::extract::Extension;
+use rivet_util::build_meta;
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::ctx::ApiCtx;
@@ -11,13 +12,13 @@ pub async fn get_metadata(Extension(ctx): Extension<ApiCtx>) -> impl IntoRespons
 	ctx.skip_auth();
 
 	Json(json!({
-		"runtime": "engine",
-		"version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
-		"git_sha": env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA"),
-		"build_timestamp": env!("VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP"),
-		"rustc_version": env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_SEMVER"),
-		"rustc_host": env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_HOST_TRIPLE"),
-		"cargo_target": env!("VERGEN_CARGO_TARGET_TRIPLE"),
-		"cargo_profile": if env!("VERGEN_CARGO_DEBUG") == "true" { "debug" } else { "release" }
+		"runtime": build_meta::RUNTIME,
+		"version": build_meta::VERSION,
+		"git_sha": build_meta::GIT_SHA,
+		"build_timestamp": build_meta::BUILD_TIMESTAMP,
+		"rustc_version": build_meta::RUSTC_VERSION,
+		"rustc_host": build_meta::RUSTC_HOST,
+		"cargo_target": build_meta::CARGO_TARGET,
+		"cargo_profile": build_meta::cargo_profile()
 	}))
 }
diff --git a/engine/packages/engine/Cargo.toml b/engine/packages/engine/Cargo.toml
index efda95749f..5ec6d4b841 100644
--- a/engine/packages/engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/engine/packages/engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ hex.workspace = true
 include_dir.workspace = true
 indoc.workspace = true
 lz4_flex.workspace = true
+once_cell.workspace = true
 pegboard-runner.workspace = true
 pegboard-serverless.workspace = true
 reqwest.workspace = true
diff --git a/engine/packages/engine/src/main.rs b/engine/packages/engine/src/main.rs
index b352e28ce4..7c1aa10de4 100644
--- a/engine/packages/engine/src/main.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/engine/src/main.rs
@@ -2,10 +2,25 @@ use std::{path::PathBuf, sync::Arc};
 
 use anyhow::*;
 use clap::Parser;
+use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 use rivet_engine::{SubCommand, run_config};
+use rivet_util::build_meta;
+
+static LONG_VERSION: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
+	format!(
+		"{}\nGit SHA: {}\nBuild Timestamp: {}\nRustc Version: {}\nRustc Host: {}\nCargo Target: {}\nCargo Profile: {}",
+		build_meta::VERSION,
+		build_meta::GIT_SHA,
+		build_meta::BUILD_TIMESTAMP,
+		build_meta::RUSTC_VERSION,
+		build_meta::RUSTC_HOST,
+		build_meta::CARGO_TARGET,
+		build_meta::cargo_profile()
+	)
+});
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(name = "Rivet", version, about)]
+#[command(name = "Rivet", version, long_version = LONG_VERSION.as_str(), about)]
 struct Cli {
 	#[command(subcommand)]
 	command: SubCommand,
diff --git a/engine/packages/util/Cargo.toml b/engine/packages/util/Cargo.toml
index ae306cf3d3..32e55dcaaa 100644
--- a/engine/packages/util/Cargo.toml
+++ b/engine/packages/util/Cargo.toml
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 url.workspace = true
 uuid.workspace = true
 utoipa.workspace = true
+
+[build-dependencies]
+anyhow.workspace = true
+vergen.workspace = true
+vergen-gitcl.workspace = true
diff --git a/engine/packages/util/build.rs b/engine/packages/util/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8ecec41e3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/packages/util/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use anyhow::Result;
+
+fn main() -> Result<()> {
+	// Configure vergen to emit build metadata
+	vergen::Emitter::default()
+		.add_instructions(&vergen::BuildBuilder::all_build()?)?
+		.add_instructions(&vergen::CargoBuilder::all_cargo()?)?
+		.add_instructions(&vergen::RustcBuilder::all_rustc()?)?
+		.add_instructions(&vergen_gitcl::GitclBuilder::all_git()?)?
+		.emit()?;
+
+	Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/engine/packages/util/src/build_meta.rs b/engine/packages/util/src/build_meta.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5d808d59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/engine/packages/util/src/build_meta.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/// Runtime identifier for the engine
+pub const RUNTIME: &str = "engine";
+
+/// Package version from Cargo.toml
+pub const VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+/// Git commit SHA
+pub const GIT_SHA: &str = env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA");
+
+/// Build timestamp
+pub const BUILD_TIMESTAMP: &str = env!("VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP");
+
+/// Rustc version used to compile
+pub const RUSTC_VERSION: &str = env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_SEMVER");
+
+/// Rustc host triple
+pub const RUSTC_HOST: &str = env!("VERGEN_RUSTC_HOST_TRIPLE");
+
+/// Cargo target triple
+pub const CARGO_TARGET: &str = env!("VERGEN_CARGO_TARGET_TRIPLE");
+
+/// Cargo debug flag as string
+const CARGO_DEBUG: &str = env!("VERGEN_CARGO_DEBUG");
+
+/// Cargo profile (debug or release)
+/// Returns "debug" if VERGEN_CARGO_DEBUG is "true", otherwise "release"
+pub fn cargo_profile() -> &'static str {
+	if CARGO_DEBUG == "true" {
+		"debug"
+	} else {
+		"release"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/engine/packages/util/src/lib.rs b/engine/packages/util/src/lib.rs
index d69d627a2a..5a9037666f 100644
--- a/engine/packages/util/src/lib.rs
+++ b/engine/packages/util/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ pub use rivet_util_id as id;
 
 pub mod backoff;
 pub mod billing;
+pub mod build_meta;
 pub mod check;
 pub mod duration;
 pub mod faker;