diff --git a/.appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
index 5aa331d..3ad76fa 100644
--- a/.appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ before_build:
 build_script:
   - git describe --tags > version
   - set /p GIT_VERSION= < version
-  - go build -o smimesign-%GOARCH%.exe -ldflags "-w -extldflags \"-static\" -extld=%EXTLD%" -i .
+  - go build -o smimesign-%GOARCH%.exe -ldflags "-X main.versionString=%GIT_VERSION% -w -extldflags \"-static\" -extld=%EXTLD%" -i .
   - 7z a smimesign-%GIT_VERSION%-windows-%GOARCH%.zip smimesign-%GOARCH%.exe
 
 test_script:
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 36b2e2f..19d56a9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ install: ''
 
 script:
   - GIT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags)
-  - go build -o smimesign .
+  - go build -o smimesign -ldflags "-X main.versionString=$GIT_VERSION" .
   - tar czf smimesign-$GIT_VERSION-macos.tgz smimesign
   - go test -v ./...