diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9df86ed..841f7b9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ RUN apk --no-cache add git
 RUN git clone https://codeberg.org/gothub/gothub .
 
 RUN go mod download
-RUN GOOS=linux GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -ldflags "-X codeberg.org/gothub/gothub/pages.Version=$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)" -o /src/gothub
+RUN GOOS=linux GOARCH=$TARGETARCH go build -o /src/gothub
 
 FROM scratch as bin
 
diff --git a/pages/index.go b/pages/index.go
index df0bc08..2a04102 100644
--- a/pages/index.go
+++ b/pages/index.go
@@ -1,8 +1,22 @@
 package pages
 
-import "github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+import (
+	"runtime/debug"
 
-var Version = "unknown"
+	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v2"
+)
+
+// taken from https://git.vern.cc/pjals/bestofbot.
+var Version = func() string {
+	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
+		for _, setting := range info.Settings {
+			if setting.Key == "vcs.revision" {
+				return setting.Value[:8]
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return "AGPLVIOLATION"
+}()
 
 func HandleIndex(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	return c.Render("index", fiber.Map{