diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 10c1fde1c..c85fc4806 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ script:
 # - go get -v ./...
 # - diff -u <(echo -n) <(gofmt -d .) # can't make gofmt ignore vendor directory
 # - go vet $(go list ./... | grep -v /vendor/)
-  - if [ "${LATEST}" = "true" ]; then gox -os="linux darwin windows" -arch="amd64" -ldflags "-X main.Rev=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X main.builddate=`date -u +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S`" -verbose ./...; fi
+  - if [ "${LATEST}" = "true" ]; then gox -os="linux darwin windows" -arch="amd64" -ldflags "-X main.Rev=`git rev-parse --short HEAD` -X main.builddate=`date -u +%Y%m%d.%H%M%S` -X main.Version=${TRAVIS_TAG}" -verbose ./...; fi
   - mv lazygit_windows_amd64.exe lazygit_windows_amd64_${TRAVIS_TAG}.exe
   - mv lazygit_darwin_amd64 lazygit_darwin_amd64_${TRAVIS_TAG}
   - mv lazygit_linux_amd64 lazygit_linux_amd64_${TRAVIS_TAG}
diff --git a/gui.go b/gui.go
index 0f9e93167..85614a14c 100644
--- a/gui.go
+++ b/gui.go
@@ -225,12 +225,7 @@ func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		v.FgColor = gocui.ColorWhite
 	}
 
-	version := Rev
-	if version == "" {
-		version = "unversioned"
-	}
-
-	if v, err := g.SetView("options", -1, optionsTop, width-len(version)-2, optionsTop+2, 0); err != nil {
+	if v, err := g.SetView("options", -1, optionsTop, width-len(Version)-2, optionsTop+2, 0); err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -239,14 +234,14 @@ func layout(g *gocui.Gui) error {
 		v.Frame = false
 	}
 
-	if v, err := g.SetView("version", width-len(version)-1, optionsTop, width, optionsTop+2, 0); err != nil {
+	if v, err := g.SetView("version", width-len(Version)-1, optionsTop, width, optionsTop+2, 0); err != nil {
 		if err != gocui.ErrUnknownView {
 			return err
 		}
 		v.BgColor = gocui.ColorDefault
 		v.FgColor = gocui.ColorGreen
 		v.Frame = false
-		renderString(g, "version", version)
+		renderString(g, "version", Version)
 
 		// these are only called once
 		handleFileSelect(g, filesView)
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ba3a55d9e..f900bb051 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -12,9 +12,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	startTime        time.Time
-	debugging        bool
-	Rev              string
+	startTime time.Time
+	debugging bool
+
+	// Rev - Git Revision
+	Rev string
+
+	// Version - Version number
+	Version = "unversioned"
+
 	builddate        string
 	debuggingPointer = flag.Bool("debug", false, "a boolean")
 	versionFlag      = flag.Bool("v", false, "Print the current version")
@@ -67,7 +73,7 @@ func main() {
 	devLog("\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n")
 	flag.Parse()
 	if *versionFlag {
-		fmt.Printf("rev=%s, build date=%s", Rev, builddate)
+		fmt.Printf("rev=%s, build date=%s, version=%s", Rev, builddate, Version)
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 	verifyInGitRepo()