diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a9c4318..238e4c5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ BINNAME := solbuild
 
 .PHONY: build
 build:
-	go build -o bin/$(BINNAME) $(CURDIR)/main.go
+	go build -ldflags "-X github.com/getsolus/solbuild/util.SolbuildVersion=$(VERSION)" -o bin/$(BINNAME) $(CURDIR)/main.go
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
diff --git a/builder/source/simple.go b/builder/source/simple.go
index f940109..e123d41 100644
--- a/builder/source/simple.go
+++ b/builder/source/simple.go
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/cavaliergopher/grab/v3"
 	"github.com/cheggaaa/pb/v3"
+
+	"github.com/getsolus/solbuild/util"
 )
 
 const progressBarTemplate string = `{{with string . "prefix"}}{{.}} {{end}}{{printf "%25s" (counters .) }} {{bar . }} {{printf "%7s" (percent .) }} {{printf "%14s" (speed . "%s/s" "??/s")}}{{with string . "suffix"}} {{.}}{{end}}`
@@ -144,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *SimpleSource) download(destination string) error {
 	// Create a client with compression disabled.
 	// See: https://github.com/cavaliergopher/grab/blob/v3.0.1/v3/client.go#L53
 	client := &grab.Client{
-		UserAgent: "solbuild",
+		UserAgent: "solbuild/" + util.SolbuildVersion,
 		HTTPClient: &http.Client{
 			Transport: &http.Transport{
 				DisableCompression: true,
diff --git a/cli/version.go b/cli/version.go
index c73d913..30a344e 100644
--- a/cli/version.go
+++ b/cli/version.go
@@ -20,11 +20,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/DataDrake/cli-ng/v2/cmd"
-)
 
-const (
-	// SolbuildVersion is the current public version of solbuild.
-	SolbuildVersion = "1.5.3.0"
+	"github.com/getsolus/solbuild/util"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -42,6 +39,6 @@ var Version = cmd.Sub{
 //
 //nolint:forbidigo // the point of this function is to print the version
 func VersionRun(_ *cmd.Root, _ *cmd.Sub) {
-	fmt.Printf("solbuild version %v\n\nCopyright © 2016-2021 Solus Project\n", SolbuildVersion)
+	fmt.Printf("solbuild version %v\n\nCopyright © 2016-2021 Solus Project\n", util.SolbuildVersion)
 	fmt.Println("Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0")
 }
diff --git a/util/version.go b/util/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3392105
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+//
+// Copyright © 2016-2021 Solus Project <copyright@getsol.us>
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+package util
+
+var SolbuildVersion = "development"