diff --git a/package.sh b/package.sh
index fa0fec0b9c..31807ef8f3 100755
--- a/package.sh
+++ b/package.sh
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ function build_packages {
 
 function setup_version {
     echo "Changing version from dev to $influxdb_version"
-    sed -i.bak "s/var version = \"dev\"/var version = \"$influxdb_version\"/" src/server/server.go
+    sha1=`git rev-list --max-count=1 HEAD`
+    sed -i.bak -e "s/var version = \"dev\"/var version = \"$influxdb_version\"/" -e "s/var gitSha = \"\"/var gitSha = \"$sha1\"/" src/server/server.go
 }
 
 function revert_version {
diff --git a/src/server/server.go b/src/server/server.go
index c479db18e7..bd74a2cbb6 100644
--- a/src/server/server.go
+++ b/src/server/server.go
@@ -18,13 +18,14 @@ var fileName = flag.String("config", "config.json.sample", "Config file")
 var wantsVersion = flag.Bool("version", false, "Get version number")
 
 var version = "dev"
+var gitSha = ""
 
 func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(runtime.NumCPU())
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	if wantsVersion != nil && *wantsVersion {
-		fmt.Printf("InfluxDB v%s\n", version)
+		fmt.Printf("InfluxDB v%s (git: %s)\n", version, gitSha)
 		return
 	}
 	config := configuration.LoadConfiguration(*fileName)