diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d6800b8..d5ec6a5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -20,3 +20,6 @@ memtest_shared.bin
 grub-iso
 html
 latex
+
+# hash file
+githash.h
diff --git a/app/display.c b/app/display.c
index 7fe102d..ef2f5c2 100644
--- a/app/display.c
+++ b/app/display.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "error.h"
+#include "githash.h"
 
 #include "tests.h"
 
@@ -76,13 +77,9 @@ void display_init(void)
     set_foreground_colour(BLACK);
     set_background_colour(WHITE);
     clear_screen_region(0, 0, 0, 27);
-#if TESTWORD_WIDTH > 32
-    prints(0, 0, "  Memtest86+ v6.00pre (64b)");
-#else
-    prints(0, 0, "  Memtest86+ v6.00pre (32b)");
-#endif
+    prints(0, 0, "     Memtest86+ v6.00b1");
     set_foreground_colour(RED);
-    printc(0, 11, '+');
+    printc(0, 14, '+');
     set_foreground_colour(WHITE);
     set_background_colour(BLUE);
     prints(0,28,                             "| ");
@@ -118,6 +115,13 @@ void display_init(void)
     set_background_colour(WHITE);
     clear_screen_region(ROW_FOOTER, 0, ROW_FOOTER, SCREEN_WIDTH - 1);
     prints(ROW_FOOTER, 0, " <ESC> exit  <F1> configuration  <Space> scroll lock");
+    prints(ROW_FOOTER, 64, "6.00.");
+    prints(ROW_FOOTER, 69, GIT_HASH);
+#if TESTWORD_WIDTH > 32
+    prints(ROW_FOOTER, 76, ".x64");
+#else
+    prints(ROW_FOOTER, 76, ".x32");
+#endif
     set_foreground_colour(WHITE);
     set_background_colour(BLUE);
 
diff --git a/build32/Makefile b/build32/Makefile
index f371dc5..cb3070d 100644
--- a/build32/Makefile
+++ b/build32/Makefile
@@ -95,10 +95,15 @@ tests/%.o: ../tests/%.c
 	@mkdir -p tests
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -O3 $(INC_DIRS) -o $@ $< -MMD -MP -MT $@ -MF $(@:.o=.d)
 
-app/%.o: ../app/%.c
+app/%.o: ../app/%.c githash.h
 	@mkdir -p app
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -Os $(INC_DIRS) -o $@ $< -MMD -MP -MT $@ -MF $(@:.o=.d)
 
+githash.h:
+	echo  -n '#ifndef GIT_HASH\n#define GIT_HASH "' > ../app/$@ && \
+	git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c1-7 | tr -d "\n" >> ../app/$@ && \
+	echo  '"\n#endif' >> ../app/$@
+
 # Link it statically once so I know I don't have undefined symbols and
 # then link it dynamically so I have full relocation information.
 
diff --git a/build64/Makefile b/build64/Makefile
index 7127305..5b1f7ed 100644
--- a/build64/Makefile
+++ b/build64/Makefile
@@ -94,10 +94,15 @@ tests/%.o: ../tests/%.c
 	@mkdir -p tests
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -O3 $(INC_DIRS) -o $@ $< -MMD -MP -MT $@ -MF $(@:.o=.d)
 
-app/%.o: ../app/%.c
+app/%.o: ../app/%.c githash.h
 	@mkdir -p app
 	$(CC) -c $(CFLAGS) -Os $(INC_DIRS) -o $@ $< -MMD -MP -MT $@ -MF $(@:.o=.d)
 
+githash.h:
+	echo  -n '#ifndef GIT_HASH\n#define GIT_HASH "' > ../app/$@ && \
+	git rev-parse HEAD | cut -c1-7 | tr -d "\n" >> ../app/$@ && \
+	echo  '"\n#endif' >> ../app/$@
+
 # Link it statically once so I know I don't have undefined symbols and
 # then link it dynamically so I have full relocation information.