diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7fe64f..4f34442 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,20 +1,31 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
 all: build
 	./gadgetwindow
 
 build:
+	GO111MODULE=off go build \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+verbose:
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+install:
+	GO111MODULE=off go install \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+
+clean:
 	-rm -f gadgetwindow
 	-rm resources/*.so
 	touch resources/blank.so
-	-cp -a ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so resources/    # embed the toolkit plugins in the binary
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x \
-		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION}"
 
-install:
-	GO111MODULE=off go install -v -x \
-		    -ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION}"
-	./gadgetwindow
+# embed the toolkit plugins in the binary
+embed:
+	-rm resources/*.so
+	touch resources/blank.so
+	cp -a ~/go/src/go.wit.com/toolkits/*.so resources/
 
 nocui: build
 	reset
@@ -23,10 +34,7 @@ nocui: build
 gocui: build
 	reset
 	echo "redirecting STDOUT & STDERR to /tmp/gadgetwindow.out"
-	./gadgetwindow --gui gocui >/tmp/gadgetwindow.out 2>&1
-
-log:
-	tail -f /tmp/gadgetwindow.out*
+	./gadgetwindow --gui gocui
 
 debugger: build
 	reset