diff --git a/cagebreak.c b/cagebreak.c
index 1adc5a1..4a71480 100644
--- a/cagebreak.c
+++ b/cagebreak.c
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ parse_args(struct cg_server *server, int argc, char *argv[]) {
 			usage(stdout, argv[0]);
 			return false;
 		case 'v':
-			fprintf(stdout, "Cagebreak version 1.0.6\n");
+			fprintf(stdout, "Cagebreak version " CG_VERSION "\n");
 			exit(0);
 		default:
 			usage(stderr, argv[0]);
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 419e625..31a6611 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -101,18 +101,10 @@ else
   have_xwayland = false
 endif
 
-version = '@0@'.format(meson.project_version())
-git = find_program('git', native: true, required: false)
-if git.found()
-  git_commit = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'])
-  git_branch = run_command([git, 'rev-parse', '--abbrev-ref', 'HEAD'])
-  if git_commit.returncode() == 0 and git_branch.returncode() == 0
-    version = '@0@-@1@ (branch \'@2@\')'.format(
-      meson.project_version(),
-      git_commit.stdout().strip(),
-      git_branch.stdout().strip(),
-    )
-  endif
+if get_option('version_override') != ''
+  version = '@0@'.format(get_option('version_override'))
+else
+  version = '@0@'.format(meson.project_version())
 endif
 
 conf_data = configuration_data()
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 5982c3d..bb96c4f 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 option('xwayland', type: 'boolean', value: 'false', description: 'Enable support for X11 applications')
 option('fuzz', type: 'boolean', value: 'false', description: 'Enable building fuzzer targets')
+option('version_override', type: 'string', description: 'Set the project version to the string specified. Used for creating hashes for reproducible builds.')