diff --git a/crates/cli/build.rs b/crates/cli/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba1c245
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cli/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+// Copyright 2024-2025 wire Contributors
+
+fn main() {
+    if let Some(change_id) = get_change_id() {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-env=GIT_COMMIT_ID={change_id}");
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_change_id() -> Option<String> {
+    let change = std::env::var("WIRE_CHANGE_ID").unwrap_or_else(|_| "dirty".to_string());
+
+    if change.trim().is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+
+    Some(change.trim().to_string())
+}
diff --git a/crates/cli/default.nix b/crates/cli/default.nix
index eab7b05..eb4f90b 100644
--- a/crates/cli/default.nix
+++ b/crates/cli/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-{ getSystem, inputs, ... }:
+{
+  getSystem,
+  inputs,
+  self,
+  ...
+}:
 {
   perSystem =
     {
@@ -22,6 +27,14 @@
 
         ${lib.getExe' self'.packages.wire-unwrapped-dev "wire"} apply --roff $out
       '';
+
+      changeId =
+        if self ? dirtyRev && self.dirtyRev != null then
+          self.dirtyRev
+        else if self ? rev && self.rev != null then
+          self.rev
+        else
+          "unknown";
     in
     {
       packages = {
@@ -33,6 +46,7 @@
           cargoExtraArgs = "-p wire";
           doCheck = true;
           CARGO_PROFILE = "dev";
+          WIRE_CHANGE_ID = changeId;
           nativeBuildInputs = [
             pkgs.sqlx-cli
           ];
@@ -78,6 +92,7 @@
           pname = "wire";
           CARGO_PROFILE = "profiling";
           cargoExtraArgs = "-p wire";
+          WIRE_CHANGE_ID = changeId;
         };
 
         wire = pkgs.symlinkJoin {
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/cli.rs b/crates/cli/src/cli.rs
index f6407bb..86f6630 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/cli.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/cli.rs
@@ -33,7 +33,12 @@ use std::{
     name = "wire",
     bin_name = "wire",
     about = "a tool to deploy nixos systems",
-    version = format!("{}, supports hives within {}", crate_version!(), *SCHEMA_VERSION_SEMVER)
+    version = format!(
+        "{}{}, supports hives within {}",
+        crate_version!(),
+        option_env!("GIT_COMMIT_ID").map_or(String::new(), |id| format!("+{}", id)),
+        *SCHEMA_VERSION_SEMVER
+    )
 )]
 pub struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]