diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85ecd14..bbd67a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 GO=go
-GOLDFLAGS=-v -s -w
+VERSION=$(shell git describe --always --tags --dirty --match="v*")
+GOLDFLAGS=-v -s -w -X main.version="$(VERSION)"
 GOBUILDFLAGS=-v -p $(shell nproc) -ldflags="$(GOLDFLAGS)"
 
 .PHONY: build test
@@ -8,4 +9,4 @@ build :
 	$(GO) build $(GOBUILDFLAGS) -o build/dnsupdater cmd/dnsupdater/main.go
 
 test :
-	$(GO) test -v ./...
\ No newline at end of file
+	$(GO) test -v ./...