diff --git a/common.mk b/common.mk
index 70305148..775b592d 100644
--- a/common.mk
+++ b/common.mk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 UNAME=$(shell uname)
 DEBUG=1
 INSTALL=install
-GIT_VERSION:=$(shell git describe --tags --always)
+GIT_VERSION:="$(shell git describe --tags --always) ($(shell git log --pretty=format:%cd --date=short -n1))"
 VERSION:=$(shell git describe --tags --abbrev=0)
 
 CFLAGS += -std=c99