diff --git a/cmd/go-quai/start.go b/cmd/go-quai/start.go
index fe9b78af66..ee7c7e9c4d 100644
--- a/cmd/go-quai/start.go
+++ b/cmd/go-quai/start.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/log"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/metrics_config"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/node"
+	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/params"
 )
 
 var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -62,12 +63,14 @@ func startCmdPreRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		configDir := cmd.Flag(utils.ConfigDirFlag.Name).Value.String()
 		viper.Set(utils.KeyFileFlag.Name, filepath.Join(configDir, "private.key"))
 	}
+	// Initialize the version info
+	params.InitVersion()
 	return nil
 }
 
 func runStart(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	network := viper.GetString(utils.EnvironmentFlag.Name)
-	log.Global.Infof("Starting go-quai on the %s network", network)
+	log.Global.Infof("Starting %s on the %s network", params.VersionWithCommit(), network)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
diff --git a/cmd/utils/cmd.go b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
index 394e1e4e5c..587badf487 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/cmd.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func makeConfigNode(slicesRunning []common.Location, nodeLocation common.Locatio
 func defaultNodeConfig() node.Config {
 	cfg := node.DefaultConfig
 	cfg.Name = ""
-	cfg.Version = params.VersionWithCommit("", "")
+	cfg.Version = params.VersionWithCommit()
 	cfg.HTTPModules = append(cfg.HTTPModules, "eth")
 	cfg.WSModules = append(cfg.WSModules, "eth")
 	return cfg
diff --git a/p2p/node/node.go b/p2p/node/node.go
index 1c4a06cb70..61ce6c936b 100644
--- a/p2p/node/node.go
+++ b/p2p/node/node.go
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/node/requestManager"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/node/streamManager"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/p2p/protocol"
+	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/params"
 	"github.com/dominant-strategies/go-quai/quai"
 )
 
@@ -155,8 +156,7 @@ func NewNode(ctx context.Context, quitCh chan struct{}) (*P2PNode, error) {
 	}
 
 	idOpts := []identify.Option{
-		// TODO: Add version number + commit hash
-		identify.UserAgent("go-quai"),
+		identify.UserAgent("go-quai " + params.VersionWithCommit()),
 		identify.ProtocolVersion(string(protocol.ProtocolVersion)),
 	}
 
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index e5c1bea19d..47d954650a 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"os/exec"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -38,6 +39,20 @@ type version struct {
 	short string
 }
 
+func InitVersion() {
+	Version = CachedVersion{}
+	Version.load()
+}
+
+func GetGitHead() string {
+	cmd := exec.Command("git", "rev-parse", "HEAD")
+	head, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return string(head)
+}
+
 func readVersionFile() (version, error) {
 	raw, err := ioutil.ReadFile("VERSION")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -103,7 +118,7 @@ func (v *CachedVersion) load() {
 	}
 	v.major.Store(ver.major)
 	v.minor.Store(ver.minor)
-	v.patch.Store(ver.patch)
+	v.patch.Store(GetGitHead())
 	v.meta.Store(ver.meta)
 	v.full.Store(ver.full)
 	v.short.Store(ver.short)
@@ -164,14 +179,12 @@ func (v *CachedVersion) Short() string {
 	return v.short.Load().(string)
 }
 
-func VersionWithCommit(gitCommit, gitDate string) string {
+func VersionWithCommit() string {
 	vsn := Version.Full()
+	gitCommit := GetGitHead()
 	if len(gitCommit) >= 8 {
 		vsn += "-" + gitCommit[:8]
 	}
-	if (Version.Meta() != "stable") && (gitDate != "") {
-		vsn += "-" + gitDate
-	}
 	return vsn
 }