diff --git a/cmd/podinfo/main.go b/cmd/podinfo/main.go
index 5a1bb0b..6600371 100644
--- a/cmd/podinfo/main.go
+++ b/cmd/podinfo/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func init() {
 func main() {
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	glog.Infof("Starting podinfo version %v", version.VERSION)
+	glog.Infof("Starting podinfo version %s commit %s", version.VERSION, version.GITCOMMIT)
 	glog.Infof("Starting HTTP server on port %v", port)
 
 	hts := &http.Server{
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 485dfb9..7c9ce69 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
-var VERSION = "dev"
+var VERSION = "0.0.1"
+var GITCOMMIT = "unknown"