diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a8a4b66e8d..0f4d4afdd9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -14,20 +14,18 @@ GORUN = env GO111MODULE=on go run
 GOPATH = $(shell go env GOPATH)
 
 GIT_COMMIT ?= $(shell git rev-list -1 HEAD)
-GIT_BRANCH ?= $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
-GIT_TAG    ?= $(shell git describe --tags `git rev-list --tags="v*" --max-count=1`)
 
 PACKAGE = github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum
 GO_FLAGS += -buildvcs=false
-GO_FLAGS += -ldflags "-X ${PACKAGE}/params.GitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} -X ${PACKAGE}/params.GitBranch=${GIT_BRANCH} -X ${PACKAGE}/params.GitTag=${GIT_TAG}"
+GO_LDFLAGS += -ldflags "-X ${PACKAGE}/params.GitCommit=${GIT_COMMIT} "
 
 TESTALL = $$(go list ./... | grep -v go-ethereum/cmd/)
 TESTE2E = ./tests/...
-GOTEST = GODEBUG=cgocheck=0 go test $(GO_FLAGS) -p 1
+GOTEST = GODEBUG=cgocheck=0 go test $(GO_FLAGS) $(GO_LDFLAGS) -p 1
 
 bor:
 	mkdir -p $(GOPATH)/bin/
-	go build -o $(GOBIN)/bor ./cmd/cli/main.go
+	go build -o $(GOBIN)/bor $(GO_LDFLAGS) ./cmd/cli/main.go 
 	cp $(GOBIN)/bor $(GOPATH)/bin/
 	@echo "Done building."
 
diff --git a/internal/cli/version.go b/internal/cli/version.go
index cd155f43a7..949599904e 100644
--- a/internal/cli/version.go
+++ b/internal/cli/version.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (c *VersionCommand) Synopsis() string {
 
 // Run implements the cli.Command interface
 func (c *VersionCommand) Run(args []string) int {
-	c.UI.Output(params.VersionWithMeta)
+	c.UI.Output(params.VersionWithMetaCommitDetails)
 
 	return 0
 }
diff --git a/params/version.go b/params/version.go
index 199e49095f..0e4afc7bcb 100644
--- a/params/version.go
+++ b/params/version.go
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ const (
 	VersionMeta  = "stable" // Version metadata to append to the version string
 )
 
+var (
+	GitCommit = ""
+)
+
 // Version holds the textual version string.
 var Version = func() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d", VersionMajor, VersionMinor, VersionPatch)
@@ -41,6 +45,16 @@ var VersionWithMeta = func() string {
 	return v
 }()
 
+// VersionWithCommitDetails holds the textual version string including the metadata and Git Details.
+var VersionWithMetaCommitDetails = func() string {
+	v := Version
+	if VersionMeta != "" {
+		v += "-" + VersionMeta
+	}
+	v_git := fmt.Sprintf("Version : %s\nGitCommit : %s\n", v, GitCommit)
+	return v_git
+}()
+
 // ArchiveVersion holds the textual version string used for Geth archives.
 // e.g. "1.8.11-dea1ce05" for stable releases, or
 //