diff --git a/helix-term/build.rs b/helix-term/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f3b341669358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helix-term/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn main() {
+    let output = Command::new("git")
+        .args(&["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
+        .output()
+        .unwrap();
+    let git_hash = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
+    println!(
+        "cargo:rustc-env=VERSION_WITH_GIT_HASH={}",
+        format!("{} ({})", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"), &git_hash[..8])
+    );
+}
diff --git a/helix-term/src/main.rs b/helix-term/src/main.rs
index e178b339df7e..1b17805a4e12 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/main.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/main.rs
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ FLAGS:
     }
 
     if args.display_version {
-        println!("helix {}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
+        println!("helix {}", env!("VERSION_WITH_GIT_HASH"));
         std::process::exit(0);
     }