diff --git a/dshash/dshash b/dshash/dshash
index 04f3670..1cc8e6f 100755
Binary files a/dshash/dshash and b/dshash/dshash differ
diff --git a/dshash/main.cpp b/dshash/main.cpp
index 46a964f..1c7b30d 100644
--- a/dshash/main.cpp
+++ b/dshash/main.cpp
@@ -4,8 +4,11 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
 
+#define DSHASH_VERSION "__VERSION__"
+
 void printUsage(const std::string& program) {
     std::cerr << "Usage: " << program << " [-v] <file_or_directory_path>\n";
+    std::cerr << "       " << program << " version\n";
     std::cerr << "  -v  Verbose mode (list files as they are processed)\n";
 }
 
@@ -15,6 +18,12 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         return 1;
     }
     
+    // Check for version command
+    if (argc == 2 && std::string(argv[1]) == "version") {
+        std::cout << DSHASH_VERSION << std::endl;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    
     bool verbose = false;
     std::string path;
     
diff --git a/dshash/main.o b/dshash/main.o
index bb15ad1..18cf7db 100644
Binary files a/dshash/main.o and b/dshash/main.o differ
diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index b571261..45437b7 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
 PROJECT="$(basename "${SCRIPT_DIR}")"
 OUTPUT="${SCRIPT_DIR}/output"
+VERSION=$(date -u +"%Y.%m%d.%H%M")
 
 function heading() {
   echo "--------------------------------"
@@ -30,10 +31,16 @@ mkdir -p "${OUTPUT}"
 #--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 heading "Building ${PROJECT}"
 
+# Replace __VERSION__ in the source file before building
+sed -i "s|__VERSION__|${VERSION}|g" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/dshash/main.cpp"
+
 # build release version
 "${SCRIPT_DIR}/build.sh"
 [ -f "${OUTPUT}/${PROJECT}" ] || die "Build failed."
 
+# Restore the placeholder for future builds
+sed -i "s|${VERSION}|__VERSION__|g" "${SCRIPT_DIR}/dshash/main.cpp"
+
 # install getpkg
 GETPKG_PATH="${HOME}/.local/bin/getpkg/getpkg"
 if [ ! -f "${GETPKG_PATH}" ]; then