diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 57e464a9..5c06d8de 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,12 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
     ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.version={{ .Version }}
+      - -s -w
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.version={{.Version}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.commit={{.Commit}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.dirty={{.IsGitDirty}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.date={{.CommitDate}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.builtBy=goreleaser
 
   - id: uncloudd
     main: ./cmd/uncloudd
@@ -47,7 +52,12 @@ builds:
       - amd64
       - arm64
     ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.version={{ .Version }}
+      - -s -w
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.version={{.Version}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.commit={{.Commit}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.dirty={{.IsGitDirty}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.date={{.CommitDate}}
+        -X github.com/psviderski/uncloud/internal/version.builtBy=goreleaser
 
 archives:
   - id: uncloud
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a3936afc..afc16191 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver v1.5.0
 	github.com/Masterminds/squirrel v1.5.4
 	github.com/alecthomas/chroma/v2 v2.20.0
+	github.com/caarlos0/go-version v0.2.2
 	github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 v2.8.4
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.3.0
 	github.com/charmbracelet/colorprofile v0.4.2
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index b3291e3b..1a55b4bb 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ github.com/bugsnag/osext v0.0.0-20130617224835-0dd3f918b21b h1:otBG+dV+YK+Soembj
 github.com/bugsnag/osext v0.0.0-20130617224835-0dd3f918b21b/go.mod h1:obH5gd0BsqsP2LwDJ9aOkm/6J86V6lyAXCoQWGw3K50=
 github.com/bugsnag/panicwrap v0.0.0-20151223152923-e2c28503fcd0 h1:nvj0OLI3YqYXer/kZD8Ri1aaunCxIEsOst1BVJswV0o=
 github.com/bugsnag/panicwrap v0.0.0-20151223152923-e2c28503fcd0/go.mod h1:D/8v3kj0zr8ZAKg1AQ6crr+5VwKN5eIywRkfhyM/+dE=
+github.com/caarlos0/go-version v0.2.2 h1:5r+nlrg4H2wOVwWjqRqRRIRbZ7ytRmjC9xoMIP0a5kQ=
+github.com/caarlos0/go-version v0.2.2/go.mod h1:X+rI5VAtJDpcjCjeEIXpxGa5+rTcgur1FK66wS0/944=
 github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 v2.8.4 h1:q3pe0wpBj1OcHFZ3n/1nl4V4bxBrYoSoab7rL9BMYNk=
 github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2 v2.8.4/go.mod h1:vmDAHp3d05JIvuhc24LmnxVlsZmWnUwbP5WMjzcMPWw=
 github.com/caddyserver/certmagic v0.21.4 h1:e7VobB8rffHv8ZZpSiZtEwnLDHUwLVYLWzWSa1FfKI0=
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 8b5850d9..6fb82c7d 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -1,6 +1,13 @@
 package version
 
-var version string
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+	"text/tabwriter"
+
+	goversion "github.com/caarlos0/go-version"
+)
 
 func String() string {
 	if version == "" {
@@ -8,3 +15,83 @@ func String() string {
 	}
 	return version
 }
+
+// Build-time metadata injected via -ldflags by GoReleaser (see .goreleaser.yaml).
+// These are package-level so the same paths can be referenced from any binary's ldflags.
+var (
+	version string
+	commit  string
+	dirty   string
+	date    string
+	builtBy string
+)
+
+// Info holds version and build metadata for an Uncloud binary.
+type Info struct {
+	Version   string
+	GitCommit string
+	GitState  string
+	BuildDate string
+	BuiltBy   string
+	GoVersion string
+	Platform  string
+}
+
+// String returns the human-readable representation of Info as a tab-aligned key-value block.
+func (i Info) String() string {
+	var b strings.Builder
+	w := tabwriter.NewWriter(&b, 0, 0, 2, ' ', 0)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Version:\t%s\n", i.Version)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Git commit:\t%s\n", i.GitCommit)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Git state:\t%s\n", i.GitState)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Build date:\t%s\n", i.BuildDate)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Built by:\t%s\n", i.BuiltBy)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Go version:\t%s\n", i.GoVersion)
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "Platform:\t%s\n", i.Platform)
+	_ = w.Flush()
+	return b.String()
+}
+
+// JSONString returns the JSON-encoded representation of Info, indented for human readability.
+func (i Info) JSONString() (string, error) {
+	b, err := json.MarshalIndent(i, "", "  ")
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", fmt.Errorf("marshal info: %w", err)
+	}
+	return string(b), nil
+}
+
+// GetInfo returns version and build metadata for the current binary. Values injected at build time via
+// -ldflags take precedence over the runtime/debug.BuildInfo fields.
+func GetInfo() Info {
+	vi := goversion.GetVersionInfo(
+		func(i *goversion.Info) {
+			i.GitVersion = String()
+			if commit != "" {
+				i.GitCommit = commit
+			}
+			// The ldflag value is the raw goreleaser {{.IsGitDirty}} boolean string ("true"/"false").
+			switch dirty {
+			case "true":
+				i.GitTreeState = "dirty"
+			case "false":
+				i.GitTreeState = "clean"
+			}
+			if date != "" {
+				i.BuildDate = date
+			}
+			if builtBy != "" {
+				i.BuiltBy = builtBy
+			}
+		},
+	)
+	return Info{
+		Version:   vi.GitVersion,
+		GitCommit: vi.GitCommit,
+		GitState:  vi.GitTreeState,
+		BuildDate: vi.BuildDate,
+		BuiltBy:   vi.BuiltBy,
+		GoVersion: vi.GoVersion,
+		Platform:  vi.Platform,
+	}
+}