diff --git a/buildinfo.hpp.in b/buildinfo.hpp.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63bf9f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/buildinfo.hpp.in
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+// The build process use this file as a teplate to create a file used during
+// compilation. This allows for automatic updating of build information.
+#define BUILDINFO "@BUILDINFO@"
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 48834c1..02cd994 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@
        ])
 
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Versioning
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+buildinfo = vcs_tag(command: ['git', 'describe', '--always', '--long'],
+                  input: 'buildinfo.hpp.in',
+                  output: 'buildinfo.hpp',
+                  replace_string:'@BUILDINFO@',
+                  fallback: '0')
+
+#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # libhei library
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -23,7 +32,7 @@
 ]
 
 libhei_dep = declare_dependency(include_directories : incdir,
-                                sources : libhei_src)
+                                sources : [libhei_src, buildinfo])
 
 # build static library libhei.a (note that the libray name is hei, the
 # resulting filename will be libhei.a)
diff --git a/src/hei_main.hpp b/src/hei_main.hpp
index 9c484fe..7135f50 100644
--- a/src/hei_main.hpp
+++ b/src/hei_main.hpp
@@ -91,4 +91,11 @@
  */
 void isolate(const std::vector<Chip>& i_chipList, IsolationData& o_isoData);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Return build information string
+ *
+ * @return Build information string
+ */
+const char* getBuildInfo();
+
 } // end namespace libhei
diff --git a/src/isolator/hei_isolator.cpp b/src/isolator/hei_isolator.cpp
index f431cb3..ef74b2e 100644
--- a/src/isolator/hei_isolator.cpp
+++ b/src/isolator/hei_isolator.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 
+#include <buildinfo.hpp>
 #include <isolator/hei_isolation_node.hpp>
 #include <isolator/hei_isolator.hpp>
 #include <register/hei_operator_register.hpp>
@@ -73,4 +74,9 @@
     }
 }
 
+const char* getBuildInfo()
+{
+    return BUILDINFO;
+}
+
 } // end namespace libhei