diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d2f4751..d634a52 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 .PHONY: build
 
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
 # create the go.mod and go.sum if this is a brand new repo
 REDOMOD = $(shell if [ -e go.sum ]; then  echo go.sum exists; else GO111MODULE= go mod init; GO111MODULE= go mod tidy; fi)
@@ -33,7 +34,16 @@ all:
 	@echo build worked
 
 build:
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -ldflags "-X main.Version=${VERSION} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
+	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}"
 
 # makes a .deb package
 debian: