diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f922bf4b..2d6ca014 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set build number
         run: |
           [IO.File]::WriteAllLines($pwd.path + "\resources\buildnumber", $env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)
+          [IO.File]::WriteAllLines($pwd.path + "\resources\gitsha", $env:GITHUB_SHA)
 
       - name: Build app
         uses: ./.github/actions/build-app
diff --git a/game/version.py b/game/version.py
index 6bd9ca4c..b2e76b5d 100644
--- a/game/version.py
+++ b/game/version.py
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@ MINOR_VERSION = 0
 MICRO_VERSION = 0
 
 
+def _optional_build_id_component(path: Path) -> str | None:
+    if path.exists():
+        return path.read_text().strip()
+    return None
+
+
+BUILD_NUMBER = _optional_build_id_component(Path("resources/buildnumber"))
+GIT_SHA = _optional_build_id_component(Path("resources/gitsha"))
+
+
 def _build_version_string() -> str:
     components = [
         ".".join(str(v) for v in (MAJOR_VERSION, MINOR_VERSION, MICRO_VERSION))
     ]
-    build_number_path = Path("resources/buildnumber")
-    if build_number_path.exists():
-        with build_number_path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as build_number_file:
-            components.append(build_number_file.readline())
-
+    if BUILD_NUMBER is not None:
+        components.append(BUILD_NUMBER)
+    if GIT_SHA is not None:
+        components.append(GIT_SHA)
     if not Path("resources/final").exists():
         components.append("preview")