diff --git a/Debug/modes/subdir.mk b/Debug/modes/subdir.mk
index bfe0e75..eb3297d 100644
--- a/Debug/modes/subdir.mk
+++ b/Debug/modes/subdir.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 modes/%.o: ../modes/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/Debug/proto/subdir.mk b/Debug/proto/subdir.mk
index 81afe29..9e22e2f 100644
--- a/Debug/proto/subdir.mk
+++ b/Debug/proto/subdir.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 proto/%.o: ../proto/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/Debug/src/subdir.mk b/Debug/src/subdir.mk
index 20a1f06..bf92938 100644
--- a/Debug/src/subdir.mk
+++ b/Debug/src/subdir.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 src/%.o: ../src/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O0 -g3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 -fsanitize=address `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/Release/modes/subdir.mk b/Release/modes/subdir.mk
index 0d72246..a8dd98e 100644
--- a/Release/modes/subdir.mk
+++ b/Release/modes/subdir.mk
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 modes/%.o: ../modes/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/Release/proto/subdir.mk b/Release/proto/subdir.mk
index 2d3277d..e7edc5a 100644
--- a/Release/proto/subdir.mk
+++ b/Release/proto/subdir.mk
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 proto/%.o: ../proto/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/Release/src/subdir.mk b/Release/src/subdir.mk
index 70a6689..09713df 100644
--- a/Release/src/subdir.mk
+++ b/Release/src/subdir.mk
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ C_DEPS += \
 src/%.o: ../src/%.c
 	@echo 'Building file: $<'
 	@echo 'Invoking: GCC C Compiler'
-	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
+	gcc -D_GNU_SOURCE -DVERSION='"'"`hg identify`"'"' -I../inc -O3 -Wall -Wextra -c -fmessage-length=0 `pkg-config --cflags gtk+-3.0 gio-unix-2.0` -MMD -MP -MF"$(@:%.o=%.d)" -MT"$(@)" -o "$@" "$<"
 	@echo 'Finished building: $<'
 	@echo ' '
 
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 988b61c..0868352 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ static void print_usage(char** argv) {
 	printf("--matching\t-M\tSets the matching method, default is contains\n");
 	printf("--insensitive\t-i\tAllows case insensitive searching\n");
 	printf("--parse-search\t-q\tParses the search text removing image escapes and pango\n");
+	printf("--version\t\t-v\tPrints the version and then exits\n");
 	exit(0);
 }
 
@@ -318,6 +319,12 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 			.flag = NULL,
 			.val = 'q'
 		},
+		{
+			.name = "version",
+			.has_arg = no_argument,
+			.flag = NULL,
+			.val = 'v'
+		},
 		{
 			.name = NULL,
 			.has_arg = 0,
@@ -347,7 +354,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 	char* insensitive = NULL;
 	char* parse_search = NULL;
 	int opt;
-	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iq", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
+	while((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hfc:s:C:dS:W:H:p:x:y:nImk:t:P::ebM:iqv", opts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch(opt) {
 		case 'h':
 			print_usage(argv);
@@ -423,6 +430,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
 		case 'q':
 			parse_search = "true";
 			break;
+		case 'v':
+			printf(VERSION"\n");
+			exit(0);
+			break;
 		}
 	}