diff --git a/cmd/nebula-cert/main.go b/cmd/nebula-cert/main.go
index c88626f..82ad2fe 100644
--- a/cmd/nebula-cert/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nebula-cert/main.go
@@ -5,10 +5,28 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 )
 
+// A version string that can be set with
+//
+//	-ldflags "-X main.Build=SOMEVERSION"
+//
+// at compile-time.
 var Build string
 
+func init() {
+	if Build == "" {
+		info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+
+		Build = strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+	}
+}
+
 type helpError struct {
 	s string
 }
diff --git a/cmd/nebula-service/main.go b/cmd/nebula-service/main.go
index 8d0eaa1..9a17b94 100644
--- a/cmd/nebula-service/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nebula-service/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
@@ -18,6 +20,17 @@ import (
 // at compile-time.
 var Build string
 
+func init() {
+	if Build == "" {
+		info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+
+		Build = strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	serviceFlag := flag.String("service", "", "Control the system service.")
 	configPath := flag.String("config", "", "Path to either a file or directory to load configuration from")
diff --git a/cmd/nebula/main.go b/cmd/nebula/main.go
index 5cf0a02..ffdc15b 100644
--- a/cmd/nebula/main.go
+++ b/cmd/nebula/main.go
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"github.com/slackhq/nebula"
@@ -18,6 +20,17 @@ import (
 // at compile-time.
 var Build string
 
+func init() {
+	if Build == "" {
+		info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+
+		Build = strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	configPath := flag.String("config", "", "Path to either a file or directory to load configuration from")
 	configTest := flag.Bool("test", false, "Test the config and print the end result. Non zero exit indicates a faulty config")
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b37df49..7b32661 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"net/netip"
+	"runtime/debug"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -27,6 +29,10 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 		}
 	}()
 
+	if buildVersion == "" {
+		buildVersion = moduleVersion()
+	}
+
 	l := logger
 	l.Formatter = &logrus.TextFormatter{
 		FullTimestamp: true,
@@ -296,3 +302,18 @@ func Main(c *config.C, configTest bool, buildVersion string, logger *logrus.Logg
 		connManager.Start,
 	}, nil
 }
+
+func moduleVersion() string {
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	for _, dep := range info.Deps {
+		if dep.Path == "github.com/slackhq/nebula" {
+			return strings.TrimPrefix(dep.Version, "v")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}