diff --git a/shared/common.cpp b/shared/common.cpp
index 095cb25..e77fc80 100644
--- a/shared/common.cpp
+++ b/shared/common.cpp
@@ -201,3 +201,9 @@ bool Common::isTextFile(QFileInfo fileInfo)
 	}
 	return false;
 }
+
+QString Common::versionText()
+{
+	QString commitid = GIT_COMMIT_ID;
+	return commitid + " built " + __DATE__ + " " + __TIME__;
+}
diff --git a/shared/common.h b/shared/common.h
index 28b1abd..5980650 100644
--- a/shared/common.h
+++ b/shared/common.h
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ bool initSqliteDatabase(QString path);
 void ensureConfigured();
 QStringList excludedPaths();
 bool isTextFile(QFileInfo fileInfo);
+QString versionText();
 } // namespace Common
 #endif