diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3489a12..46f2f38 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ BIN_DIR := bin
 WINDOWS=$(BIN_DIR)/$(PROGRAM)_windows_amd64.exe
 LINUX=$(BIN_DIR)/$(PROGRAM)_linux_amd64
 MACOS=$(BIN_DIR)/$(PROGRAM)_darwin_amd64
-VERSION=$(shell git log -n 1 --format=%h)
+VERSION=$(shell git describe --tags $(shell git rev-list --tags --max-count=1))
 
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := build
 
diff --git a/Taskfile.yml b/Taskfile.yml
index f88cf9b..c96a173 100644
--- a/Taskfile.yml
+++ b/Taskfile.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ vars:
   WINDOWS: '{{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.PROGRAM}}_windows_amd64.exe'
   LINUX: '{{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.PROGRAM}}_linux_amd64'
   MACOS: '{{.BIN_DIR}}/{{.PROGRAM}}_darwin_amd64'
-  GIT_COMMIT:
-    sh: git log -n 1 --format=%h
+  VERSION:
+    sh: 'git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)'
 
 tasks:
   default:
@@ -42,19 +42,19 @@ tasks:
   build-windows:
     desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project for Windows
     cmds:
-      - GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.WINDOWS}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
+      - GOOS=windows GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.WINDOWS}} -ldflags="-X main.version={{.VERSION}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
     internal: true
 
   build-linux:
     desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project for Linux
     cmds:
-      - GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.LINUX}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
+      - GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.LINUX}} -ldflags="-X main.version={{.VERSION}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
     internal: true
 
   build-macos:
     desc: Build the q3rcon-proxy project for macOS
     cmds:
-      - GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.MACOS}} -ldflags="-X main.Version={{.GIT_COMMIT}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
+      - GOOS=darwin GOARCH=amd64 go build -o {{.MACOS}} -ldflags="-X main.version={{.VERSION}}" ./cmd/{{.PROGRAM}}/
     internal: true
 
   test:
diff --git a/cmd/q3rcon-proxy/main.go b/cmd/q3rcon-proxy/main.go
index 19f0bca..0e08762 100644
--- a/cmd/q3rcon-proxy/main.go
+++ b/cmd/q3rcon-proxy/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -15,6 +16,21 @@ import (
 	udpproxy "github.com/onyx-and-iris/q3rcon-proxy"
 )
 
+var version string // Version holds the application version, set at build time using ldflags.
+
+// versionFromBuild retrieves the version information from the build metadata.
+func versionFromBuild() string {
+	if version != "" {
+		return version
+	}
+
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		return "(unable to read version)"
+	}
+	return strings.Split(info.Main.Version, "-")[0]
+}
+
 // proxyConfig holds the configuration for a single UDP proxy server.
 type proxyConfig struct {
 	proxyHost      string
@@ -24,9 +40,14 @@ type proxyConfig struct {
 }
 
 func main() {
+	cli.VersionPrinter = func(cmd *cli.Command) {
+		fmt.Printf("q3rcon-proxy version: %s\n", cmd.Root().Version)
+	}
+
 	cmd := &cli.Command{
-		Name:  "q3rcon-proxy",
-		Usage: "A Quake 3 RCON proxy server",
+		Name:    "q3rcon-proxy",
+		Usage:   "A Quake 3 RCON proxy server",
+		Version: versionFromBuild(),
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			&cli.StringFlag{
 				Name:    "proxy-host",
@@ -111,7 +132,9 @@ func main() {
 		},
 	}
 
-	log.Fatal(cmd.Run(context.Background(), os.Args))
+	if err := cmd.Run(context.Background(), os.Args); err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
 }
 
 // launchProxy initialises the UDP proxy server with the given configuration.