diff --git a/blockbook.go b/blockbook.go
index a3672b42..6d8d6c41 100644
--- a/blockbook.go
+++ b/blockbook.go
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ func main() {
 	chanOsSignal = make(chan os.Signal, 1)
 	signal.Notify(chanOsSignal, syscall.SIGHUP, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGQUIT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 
+	glog.Infof("Blockbook: %+v", common.GetVersionInfo())
+
 	if *prof != "" {
 		go func() {
 			log.Println(http.ListenAndServe(*prof, nil))
diff --git a/build/bin/Makefile b/build/bin/Makefile
index c1861871..3b29d758 100644
--- a/build/bin/Makefile
+++ b/build/bin/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
 UPDATE_VENDOR ?= 1
+VERSION ?= devel
+GITCOMMIT = $(shell cd /src && git describe --tags --always --dirty)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date --iso-8601=seconds)
+LDFLAGS := -X blockbook/common.version=$(VERSION) -X blockbook/common.gitcommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X blockbook/common.buildtime=$(BUILDTIME)
 
 build: prepare-sources
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/blockbook && go build -o $(CURDIR)/blockbook -ldflags="-s -w"
+	cd $(GOPATH)/src/blockbook && go build -o $(CURDIR)/blockbook -ldflags="-s -w $(LDFLAGS)"
 	cp $(CURDIR)/blockbook /out/blockbook
 	chown $(PACKAGER) /out/blockbook
 
 build-debug: prepare-sources
-	cd $(GOPATH)/src/blockbook && go build -o $(CURDIR)/blockbook
+	cd $(GOPATH)/src/blockbook && go build -o $(CURDIR)/blockbook -ldflags="$(LDFLAGS)"
 	cp $(CURDIR)/blockbook /out/blockbook
 	chown $(PACKAGER) /out/blockbook
 
diff --git a/build/deb/build-deb.sh b/build/deb/build-deb.sh
index 4b97be27..368060b6 100755
--- a/build/deb/build-deb.sh
+++ b/build/deb/build-deb.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ cp -r /src/configs .
 cp -r /src/static static
 mkdir cert && cp /src/server/testcert.* cert
 
+export VERSION=$(dpkg-parsechangelog | sed -rne 's/^Version: ([0-9.]+)([-+~].+)?$/\1/p')
+
 dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
 mv ../*.deb /out
 chown $PACKAGER /out/*.deb
diff --git a/common/version.go b/common/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..43a96e2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package common
+
+import "runtime"
+
+var (
+	version   = "unknown"
+	gitcommit = "unknown"
+	buildtime = "unknown"
+)
+
+type VersionInfo struct {
+	Version   string `json:"version"`
+	GitCommit string `json:"gitcommit"`
+	BuildTime string `json:"buildtime"`
+	GoVersion string `json:"goversion"`
+	OSArch    string `json:"os/arch"`
+}
+
+func GetVersionInfo() VersionInfo {
+	return VersionInfo{
+		Version:   version,
+		GitCommit: gitcommit,
+		BuildTime: buildtime,
+		GoVersion: runtime.Version(),
+		OSArch:    runtime.GOOS + "/" + runtime.GOARCH,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/server/socketio.go b/server/socketio.go
index bade3398..cce86e75 100644
--- a/server/socketio.go
+++ b/server/socketio.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/martinboehm/golang-socketio/transport"
 )
 
-const blockbookAbout = "Blockbook v0.0.1, blockchain indexer for TREZOR wallet https://trezor.io/. Do not use for any other purpose."
+const blockbookAbout = "Blockbook - blockchain indexer for TREZOR wallet https://trezor.io/. Do not use for any other purpose."
 
 // SocketIoServer is handle to SocketIoServer
 type SocketIoServer struct {
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ func (s *SocketIoServer) apiBlockIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	type resBlockIndex struct {
 		BlockHash string `json:"blockHash"`
 		About     string `json:"about"`
+		common.VersionInfo
 	}
 	var err error
 	var hash string
@@ -157,7 +158,11 @@ func (s *SocketIoServer) apiBlockIndex(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.Error(err)
 	} else {
-		r := resBlockIndex{BlockHash: hash, About: blockbookAbout}
+		r := resBlockIndex{
+			BlockHash:   hash,
+			About:       blockbookAbout,
+			VersionInfo: common.GetVersionInfo(),
+		}
 		json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(r)
 	}
 }