diff --git a/git-version.sh b/git-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..2744110
--- /dev/null
+++ b/git-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# add git revision to autojump
+gitrevision=`git rev-parse HEAD`
+if [[ $(git diff --shortstat 2> /dev/null | tail -n1) != "" ]]; then
+    gitrevision=$gitrevision"-dirty"
+fi
+sed -e "s/^AUTOJUMP_VERSION = \".*\"$/AUTOJUMP_VERSION = \"git revision $gitrevision\"/" autojump > autojump-version
+mv -f autojump-version autojump
+chmod a+rw autojump
+
+
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 58e0644..649ae9e 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ done
 
 echo "Installing to ${prefix} ..."
 
+# add git revision to autojump
+./git-revision.sh
+
 # INSTALL AUTOJUMP
 sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
 sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
diff --git a/install.zsh b/install.zsh
index f372054..1a90cf0 100755
--- a/install.zsh
+++ b/install.zsh
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ done
 
 echo "Installing main files to ${prefix} ..."
 
+# add git revision to autojump
+./git-revision.sh
+
 sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/autojump/
 sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/bin/
 sudo mkdir -p ${prefix}/share/man/man1/