diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 140afe5..be0bd9b 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ ldflags		          := -Wl,--gc-sections -static-libgcc
 
 all: build
 
+FORCE:
+
 .PHONY: \
 build-docker \
 clean \
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@ code-format \
 print-building \
 print-release \
 run-tests \
-version
+version \
+FORCE
 
 release: \
 print-release \
@@ -193,6 +196,8 @@ $$(depdir_$1_$2_$3):
 $$(objdir_$1_$2_$3):
 	$(V)mkdir -p $$@
 
+$$(volatile_$3:%.c=$$(objdir_$1_$2_$3)/%.o): FORCE
+
 $$(objdir_$1_$2_$3)/%.o: $$(srcdir_$3)/%.c \
 		| $$(depdir_$1_$2_$3) $$(objdir_$1_$2_$3)
 	$(V)echo ... $$@
diff --git a/src/main/inject/Module.mk b/src/main/inject/Module.mk
index c04cb3b..549f179 100644
--- a/src/main/inject/Module.mk
+++ b/src/main/inject/Module.mk
@@ -13,3 +13,7 @@ src_inject      := \
     logger.c \
     options.c \
     version.c \
+
+volatile_inject := \
+    version.c \
+
diff --git a/src/main/launcher/Module.mk b/src/main/launcher/Module.mk
index 96f735c..c9dfd07 100644
--- a/src/main/launcher/Module.mk
+++ b/src/main/launcher/Module.mk
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ src_launcher    := \
     options.c \
     property.c \
     stubs.c \
+    version.c \
+
+volatile_launcher := \
+    version.c \
 
diff --git a/src/main/launcher/main.c b/src/main/launcher/main.c
index 4d935d7..70c5184 100644
--- a/src/main/launcher/main.c
+++ b/src/main/launcher/main.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "launcher/options.h"
 #include "launcher/property.h"
 #include "launcher/stubs.h"
+#include "launcher/version.h"
 
 #include "util/codepage.h"
 #include "util/defs.h"
@@ -139,6 +140,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv)
     struct property_node *ea3_config_root;
 
     log_to_writer(log_writer_file, stdout);
+    log_info(
+        "launcher build date %s, gitrev %s",
+        launcher_build_date,
+        launcher_gitrev);
 
     /* Read command line */
 
diff --git a/src/main/launcher/version.c b/src/main/launcher/version.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c71d5ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/launcher/version.c
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "util/defs.h"
+
+const char *launcher_build_date = __DATE__ " " __TIME__;
+const char *launcher_gitrev = STRINGIFY(GITREV);
diff --git a/src/main/launcher/version.h b/src/main/launcher/version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe7f0d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/launcher/version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+
+extern const char *launcher_build_date;
+extern const char *launcher_gitrev;