diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
index f325885..6b2a494 100644
--- a/build.rs
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,17 @@ fn main() {
         .ok()
         .and_then(|o| String::from_utf8(o.stdout).ok())
         .unwrap_or_default();
-    println!("cargo:rustc-env=GIT_HASH={}", hash.trim());
+    let hash = hash.trim();
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=GIT_HASH={hash}");
+
+    // Combined version string for clap --version flag
+    let pkg_version = std::env::var("CARGO_PKG_VERSION").unwrap_or_default();
+    if hash.is_empty() {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-env=LORE_VERSION={pkg_version}");
+    } else {
+        println!("cargo:rustc-env=LORE_VERSION={pkg_version} ({hash})");
+    }
+
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=.git/HEAD");
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=.git/refs/heads");
 }