diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index faefc679..14f2d516 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ libvkd3d_la_SOURCES = \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d.map \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_main.c \
 	libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h \
-	libs/vkd3d/vulkan_procs.h
+	libs/vkd3d/vulkan_procs.h \
+	libs/vkd3d_version.c
 libvkd3d_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info 1:0:0
 libvkd3d_la_LIBADD = libvkd3d-common.la libvkd3d-shader.la @DL_LIBS@ @PTHREAD_LIBS@
 if HAVE_LD_VERSION_SCRIPT
@@ -173,6 +174,14 @@ libvkd3d.pc: $(srcdir)/libs/vkd3d/libvkd3d.pc.in
 		-e 's![@]PACKAGE_VERSION[@]!$(PACKAGE_VERSION)!g' \
 		$< > $@
 
+libs/vkd3d_version.c: dummy-vkd3d-version
+	version=`(GIT_DIR=$(top_srcdir)/.git git describe HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo "vkd3d-$(PACKAGE_VERSION)") | sed -n -e '$$s/\(.*\)/const char vkd3d_build[] = "\1";/p'` && (echo $$version | cmp -s - $@) || echo $$version >$@ || ($(RM) $@ && exit 1)
+.SILENT: libs/vkd3d_version.c
+CLEANFILES += libs/vkd3d_version.c
+
+.PHONY: dummy-vkd3d-version
+dummy-vkd3d-version:
+
 ## Cross-compile tests
 cross_implibs = crosslibs/d3d12
 CROSS_CPPFLAGS = -I$(srcdir)/include -I$(srcdir)/include/private -I$(builddir)/include
diff --git a/libs/.gitignore b/libs/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b4fc05a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+vkd3d_version.c
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/device.c b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
index e4c4d521..fb57d76b 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/device.c
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/device.c
@@ -284,6 +284,8 @@ static HRESULT vkd3d_instance_init(struct vkd3d_instance *instance,
     VkResult vr;
     HRESULT hr;
 
+    TRACE("Build: %s.\n", vkd3d_build);
+
     if (!create_info->pfn_signal_event)
     {
         ERR("Invalid signal event function pointer.\n");
diff --git a/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h b/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
index 29611b8c..68582595 100644
--- a/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
+++ b/libs/vkd3d/vkd3d_private.h
@@ -794,4 +794,6 @@ HRESULT vkd3d_load_vk_instance_procs(struct vkd3d_vk_instance_procs *procs,
 HRESULT vkd3d_load_vk_device_procs(struct vkd3d_vk_device_procs *procs,
         const struct vkd3d_vk_instance_procs *parent_procs, VkDevice device) DECLSPEC_HIDDEN;
 
+extern const char vkd3d_build[];
+
 #endif  /* __VKD3D_PRIVATE_H */