diff --git a/docs/changes.txt b/docs/changes.txt
index 4981209fe..89f0e128e 100644
--- a/docs/changes.txt
+++ b/docs/changes.txt
@@ -91,6 +91,11 @@ File.: Host
 Desc.: Renamed option --gpu-devices to --opencl-devices
 Issue: 2
 
+Type.: Change
+File.: Host
+Desc.: Expanded version information
+Issue: 138
+
 Type.: Change
 File.: Host
 Desc.: Stick to older libOpenCL to avoid errors like this: version `OPENCL_2.0' not found
diff --git a/include/shared.h b/include/shared.h
index 66cf10171..5e89830b3 100644
--- a/include/shared.h
+++ b/include/shared.h
@@ -131,9 +131,6 @@ typedef pthread_mutex_t       hc_thread_mutex_t;
  * valid project specific global stuff
  */
 
-extern const char *PROGNAME;
-extern const char *VERSION_TXT;
-
 extern const uint  VERSION_BIN;
 extern const uint  RESTORE_MIN;
 
@@ -144,9 +141,6 @@ extern const char *PROMPT;
 
 extern int SUPPRESS_OUTPUT;
 
-extern hc_thread_mutex_t mux_adl;
-extern hc_thread_mutex_t mux_counter;
-extern hc_thread_mutex_t mux_dispatcher;
 extern hc_thread_mutex_t mux_display;
 
 /**
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 4cc1975d6..9fb1757ca 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@ DLL_WIN_64               := x86_64-w64-mingw32-dlltool
 ## Misc stuff
 ##
 
-NOW                      := $(shell date +%s)
+COMPTIME                 := $(shell date +%s)
+VERSION_TAG              := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty=+ | cut -d- -f1)
+VERSION_SUM              := $(shell git describe --tags --dirty=+ | cut -d- -f3)
 
 ##
 ## Compiler flags
@@ -321,7 +323,7 @@ obj/%.NATIVE.o:   src/%.c
 	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE) -c -o $@ $<
 
 oclHashcat:       src/oclHashcat.c $(NATIVE_OBJS)
-	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE)    -o $(BINARY_NATIVE) $^ $(LFLAGS_NATIVE) -DCOMPTIME=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_NATIVE) $(CFLAGS_NATIVE)    -o $(BINARY_NATIVE) $^ $(LFLAGS_NATIVE) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\"=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 ##
 ## cross compiled oclHashcat for binary release version
@@ -340,13 +342,13 @@ obj/%.WIN.64.o:   src/%.c
 	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64) -c -o $@ $<
 
 oclHashcat32.bin: src/oclHashcat.c $(LINUX_32_OBJS)
-	$(CC_LINUX_32) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_LINUX_32) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\"=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 oclHashcat64.bin: src/oclHashcat.c $(LINUX_64_OBJS)
-	$(CC_LINUX_64) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
+	$(CC_LINUX_64) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_LINUX) -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\"=$(NOW) -DINSTALL_FOLDER=\"$(INSTALL_FOLDER)\" -DSHARED_FOLDER=\"$(SHARED_FOLDER)\" -DDOCUMENT_FOLDER=\"$(DOCUMENT_FOLDER)\"
 
 oclHashcat32.exe: src/oclHashcat.c $(WIN_32_OBJS) lib/libOpenCL.a
-	$(CC_WIN_32)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(NOW) -static-libgcc
+	$(CC_WIN_32)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_32)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\"=$(NOW) -static-libgcc
 
 oclHashcat64.exe: src/oclHashcat.c $(WIN_64_OBJS) lib/libOpenCL64.a
-	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(NOW) -static-libgcc
+	$(CC_WIN_64)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   $(CFLAGS_CROSS_64)    -o $@ $^ $(LFLAGS_CROSS_WIN)   -DCOMPTIME=$(COMPTIME) -DVERSION_TAG=\"$(VERSION_TAG)\"=$(NOW) -static-libgcc
diff --git a/src/oclHashcat.c b/src/oclHashcat.c
index f153d777b..1039de4a1 100644
--- a/src/oclHashcat.c
+++ b/src/oclHashcat.c
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 
 const char *PROGNAME          = "oclHashcat";
-const char *VERSION_TXT       = "2.10";
 const uint  VERSION_BIN       = 210;
 const uint  RESTORE_MIN       = 210;
 
@@ -5383,7 +5382,7 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
 
   if (version)
   {
-    log_info (VERSION_TXT);
+    log_info ("%s (%s)", VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
 
     return (0);
   }
@@ -5688,19 +5687,19 @@ int main (int argc, char **argv)
   {
     if (benchmark == 1)
     {
-      log_info ("%s v%.2f starting in benchmark-mode...", PROGNAME, (float) VERSION_BIN / 100);
+      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting in benchmark-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
 
       log_info ("");
     }
     else if (restore == 1)
     {
-      log_info ("%s v%.2f starting in restore-mode...", PROGNAME, (float) VERSION_BIN / 100);
+      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting in restore-mode...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
 
       log_info ("");
     }
     else
     {
-      log_info ("%s v%.2f starting...", PROGNAME, (float) VERSION_BIN / 100);
+      log_info ("%s %s (%s) starting...", PROGNAME, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_SUM);
 
       log_info ("");
     }