diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a7d9988b58..6a49b0ce6e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ allprojects{
             return project.getProperties()["buildversion"]
         }
 
+        getCommitHash = {
+            return 'git rev-parse --verify --short HEAD'.execute().text.trim()
+        }
+
         getPackage = {
             return project.ext.mainClassName.substring(0, project.ext.mainClassName.indexOf("desktop") - 1)
         }
@@ -133,6 +137,10 @@ allprojects{
                 props["number"] = versionNumber
                 props["modifier"] = versionModifier
                 props["build"] = buildid
+                props["commitHash"] = "unknown"
+                if(project.hasProperty("showCommitHash")){
+                    props["commitHash"] = getCommitHash()
+                }
 
                 props.store(pfile.newWriter(), "Autogenerated file. Do not modify.")
             }
diff --git a/core/src/mindustry/core/Version.java b/core/src/mindustry/core/Version.java
index 73bbd59416..c79594eebd 100644
--- a/core/src/mindustry/core/Version.java
+++ b/core/src/mindustry/core/Version.java
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ public class Version{
     public static String type = "unknown";
     /** Build modifier, e.g. 'alpha' or 'release' */
     public static String modifier = "unknown";
+    /** Git commit hash (short) */
+    public static String commitHash = "unknown";
     /** Number specifying the major version, e.g. '4' */
     public static int number;
     /** Build number, e.g. '43'. set to '-1' for custom builds. */
@@ -32,6 +34,7 @@ public class Version{
         type = map.get("type");
         number = Integer.parseInt(map.get("number", "4"));
         modifier = map.get("modifier");
+        commitHash = map.get("commitHash");
         if(map.get("build").contains(".")){
             String[] split = map.get("build").split("\\.");
             try{
@@ -73,6 +76,6 @@ public class Version{
         if(build == -1){
             return "custom build";
         }
-        return (type.equals("official") ? modifier : type) + " build " + build + (revision == 0 ? "" : "." + revision);
+        return (type.equals("official") ? modifier : type) + " build " + build + (revision == 0 ? "" : "." + revision) + (commitHash.equals("unknown") ? "" : " (" + commitHash + ")");
     }
 }