diff --git a/.circleci/script/gen_ci.clj b/.circleci/script/gen_ci.clj
index 6922d8fe..ae0b9675 100644
--- a/.circleci/script/gen_ci.clj
+++ b/.circleci/script/gen_ci.clj
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@
                         :BABASHKA_PLATFORM "linux"
                         :GRAALVM_VERSION   graalvm-version
                         :GRAALVM_HOME      graalvm-home
-                        :BABASHKA_TEST_ENV "jvm"}
+                        :BABASHKA_TEST_ENV "jvm"
+                        :BABASHKA_SHA (System/getenv "CIRCLE_SHA1")}
     :resource_class    "large"
     :steps
     (gen-steps
@@ -128,7 +129,8 @@ java -jar \"$jar\" --config .build/bb.edn --deps-root . release-artifact \"$refl
                                                "macos"
                                                platform)
                           :BABASHKA_TEST_ENV "native"
-                          :BABASHKA_XMX      "-J-Xmx6500m"}
+                          :BABASHKA_XMX      "-J-Xmx6500m"
+                          :BABASHKA_SHA (System/getenv "CIRCLE_SHA1")}
         env              (if (= "aarch64" arch)
                            (assoc env :BABASHKA_ARCH arch)
                            env)
diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 54d93672..3e36b348 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ task:
     sudo /usr/sbin/softwareupdate --install-rosetta --agree-to-license
     java -version
 
+    export BABASHKA_SHA=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+
     script/uberjar
     # curl -sLO 'https://github.com/babashka/pgo-profiles/releases/download/2023.10.11/default.iprof'
     script/compile # --pgo=default.iprof
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d90c5d83..a836a934 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       LEIN_ROOT: "true"
       BABASHKA_PLATFORM: linux # could be used in jar name
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      BABASHKA_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
     steps:
       - name: Git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
@@ -107,6 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       BABASHKA_TEST_ENV: native
       BABASHKA_XMX: "-J-Xmx6500m"
       GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      BABASHKA_SHA: ${{ github.sha }}
     steps:
       - name: Git checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 37817a29..59c901ce 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ build_script:
 # see https://github.com/quarkusio/quarkus/pull/7663
 
 - cmd: >-
+    set BABASHKA_SHA=%APPVEYOR_REPO_COMMIT%
+
     call script/uberjar.bat
 
     call script/compile.bat
diff --git a/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties b/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
index ea2ccd7e..f6db946b 100644
--- a/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
+++ b/resources/META-INF/native-image/babashka/babashka/native-image.properties
@@ -53,4 +53,5 @@ Args=-H:+ReportExceptionStackTraces \
      -EBABASHKA_FEATURE_LANTERNA \
      -EBABASHKA_FEATURE_SPEC_ALPHA \
      -EBABASHKA_FEATURE_RRB_VECTOR \
-     -EBABASHKA_REQUIRE_SCAN
+     -EBABASHKA_REQUIRE_SCAN \
+     -EBABASHKA_SHA
diff --git a/script/compile b/script/compile
index d1f1cc57..05dc65dc 100755
--- a/script/compile
+++ b/script/compile
@@ -107,4 +107,14 @@ then
     export BABASHKA_FEATURE_PRIORITY_MAP="${BABASHKA_FEATURE_PRIORITY_MAP:-false}"
 fi
 
+if [[ -z "$BABASHKA_SHA" ]]
+then
+    sha=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
+    if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]; then
+        export BABASHKA_SHA=$sha
+    fi
+fi
+
 "$GRAALVM_HOME/bin/native-image" "${args[@]}" "$@"
+
+./"$BABASHKA_BINARY" describe
diff --git a/script/compile.bat b/script/compile.bat
index 51abbc72..a78af136 100644
--- a/script/compile.bat
+++ b/script/compile.bat
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ Rem -H:EnableURLProtocols=jar,http,https is also not supported.
 
 call %GRAALVM_HOME%\bin\gu.cmd install native-image
 
+if "%BABASHKA_SHA%"=="" (
+    for /f %%i in ('git rev-parse HEAD') do set sha=%%i
+    if not errorlevel 1 (
+        set BABASHKA_SHA=%sha%
+    )
+)
+
 call %GRAALVM_HOME%\bin\native-image.cmd ^
   "-jar" "target/babashka-%BABASHKA_VERSION%-standalone.jar" ^
   "-H:Name=bb" ^
@@ -39,3 +46,4 @@ call %GRAALVM_HOME%\bin\native-image.cmd ^
 if %errorlevel% neq 0 exit /b %errorlevel%
 
 call bb "(+ 1 2 3)"
+call bb describe
diff --git a/src/babashka/main.clj b/src/babashka/main.clj
index d4d012e0..831f562c 100644
--- a/src/babashka/main.clj
+++ b/src/babashka/main.clj
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@
 
 (def version common/version)
 
+(def build-commit-sha (or (System/getenv "BABASHKA_SHA") ""))
+
 (defn parse-version [version]
   (mapv #(Integer/parseInt %)
         (-> version
@@ -261,6 +263,7 @@ Use bb run --help to show this help output.
    (format
     (str/trim "
 {:babashka/version   \"%s\"
+ :git/sha            \"%s\"
  :feature/csv        %s
  :feature/java-nio   %s
  :feature/java-time  %s
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@ Use bb run --help to show this help output.
  :feature/logging %s
  :feature/priority-map %s}")
     version
+    build-commit-sha
     features/csv?
     features/java-nio?
     features/java-time?