gwillem / go-buildversion

Derive version from go build meta data

Simple Go version string

Requires Go 1.18+ and a local git repository with an actual commit. Go only adds vcs meta data for actual builds, not for tests.

import (
    "fmt"
    "os"
    "github.com/gwillem/go-buildversion"
)

func main() {
    fmt.Printf("Starting %s, version %s\n", os.Args[0], buildversion.String())
    // "Starting myprog, version 20230304-08d1911"
}