diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2d44646..30a7a46 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --tags)
+BUILDTIME = $(shell date +%Y.%m.%d)
 
-all: plugin
+all: andlabs.so
 
-plugin:
-	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -x -buildmode=plugin -o andlabs.so
+andlabs.so:
+	GO111MODULE=off go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o andlabs.so \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 install:
 	rm -f andlabs.so
-	go build -buildmode=plugin -o ~/go/lib/andlabs-${VERSION}.so
+	go build -v -buildmode=plugin -o ~/go/lib/andlabs-${VERSION}.so \
+		-ldflags "-X main.VERSION=${VERSION} -X main.BUILDTIME=${BUILDTIME} -X gui.GUIVERSION=${VERSION}"
 
 goget:
 	GO111MODULE="off" go get -v -t -u
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 916a781..add53a2 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ import (
 	_ "go.wit.com/dev/andlabs/ui/winmanifest"
 )
 
+// sent via -ldflags
+var VERSION string
+var BUILDTIME string
+
 var uiMainUndef bool = true
 var uiMain sync.Once
 var muAction sync.Mutex