diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index eeaf6602ab6..ccdea679109 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ARG CI
 ARG COMMIT_HASH
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-COPY .git .git
 COPY src/Nethermind src/Nethermind
 
 RUN arch=$([ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ] && echo "x64" || echo "$TARGETARCH") && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.chiseled b/Dockerfile.chiseled
index 7d7b570e966..936c78877dc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.chiseled
+++ b/Dockerfile.chiseled
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ARG CI
 ARG COMMIT_HASH
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-COPY .git .git
 COPY src/Nethermind src/Nethermind
 
 RUN arch=$([ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ] && echo "x64" || echo "$TARGETARCH") && \
diff --git a/Dockerfile.diag b/Dockerfile.diag
index a2d952143b9..768e8fa9c2e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.diag
+++ b/Dockerfile.diag
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ ARG CI
 ARG COMMIT_HASH
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
-COPY .git .git
 COPY src/Nethermind src/Nethermind
 
 RUN arch=$([ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ] && echo "x64" || echo "$TARGETARCH") && \
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Directory.Build.props b/src/Nethermind/Directory.Build.props
index 44dcc89eb8c..b1ac734da65 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Directory.Build.props
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Directory.Build.props
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     <BuildTimestamp Condition="'$(BuildTimestamp)' == ''">$([System.DateTimeOffset]::UtcNow.ToUnixTimeSeconds())</BuildTimestamp>
     <Copyright>Demerzel Solutions Limited</Copyright>
     <Product>Nethermind</Product>
-    <SourceRevisionId Condition="'$(Commit)' != ''">$(Commit.Substring(0, 8))</SourceRevisionId>
+    <SourceRevisionId Condition="'$(Commit)' != ''">$(Commit)</SourceRevisionId>
     <VersionPrefix>1.27.0</VersionPrefix>
     <VersionSuffix>unstable</VersionSuffix>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@
       <_Parameter1>BuildTimestamp</_Parameter1>
       <_Parameter2>$(BuildTimestamp)</_Parameter2>
     </AssemblyAttribute>
-    <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute" Condition="'$(Commit)' != ''">
-      <_Parameter1>Commit</_Parameter1>
-      <_Parameter2>$(Commit)</_Parameter2>
-    </AssemblyAttribute>
   </ItemGroup>
 
 </Project>
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Directory.Packages.props b/src/Nethermind/Directory.Packages.props
index cb88a1ae0d9..5d784e7530d 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Directory.Packages.props
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Directory.Packages.props
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="MathNet.Numerics.FSharp" Version="5.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection" Version="8.0.6" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions" Version="8.0.6" />
+    <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git" Version="8.0.0" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ClearScript.V8" Version="7.4.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ClearScript.V8.Native.linux-arm64" Version="7.4.5" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Microsoft.ClearScript.V8.Native.linux-x64" Version="7.4.5" />
@@ -76,4 +77,4 @@
     <PackageVersion Include="TestableIO.System.IO.Abstractions.Wrappers" Version="21.0.2" />
     <PackageVersion Include="Websocket.Client" Version="5.1.1" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
+</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/ProductInfo.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/ProductInfo.cs
index 9cbf70bb8e9..b23e63c3006 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/ProductInfo.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Core/ProductInfo.cs
@@ -4,34 +4,37 @@
 using System;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Reflection;
-using System.Runtime.CompilerServices;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 
-[assembly: InternalsVisibleTo("Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test")]
 namespace Nethermind.Core;
 
 public static class ProductInfo
 {
     static ProductInfo()
     {
-        var assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly();
-        var infoAttr = assembly?.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>();
-        var metadataAttrs = assembly?.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>();
-        var productAttr = assembly?.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyProductAttribute>();
-        var commit = metadataAttrs?.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key.Equals("Commit", StringComparison.Ordinal))?.Value;
+        var assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly()!;
+        var metadataAttrs = assembly.GetCustomAttributes<AssemblyMetadataAttribute>()!;
+        var productAttr = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyProductAttribute>()!;
+        var versionAttr = assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()!;
         var timestamp = metadataAttrs?.FirstOrDefault(a => a.Key.Equals("BuildTimestamp", StringComparison.Ordinal))?.Value;
 
         BuildTimestamp = long.TryParse(timestamp, out var t)
             ? DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(t)
             : DateTimeOffset.MinValue;
-        Commit = commit ?? string.Empty;
         Name = productAttr?.Product ?? "Nethermind";
         OS = Platform.GetPlatformName();
         OSArchitecture = RuntimeInformation.OSArchitecture.ToString().ToLowerInvariant();
         Runtime = RuntimeInformation.FrameworkDescription;
-        Version = infoAttr?.InformationalVersion ?? string.Empty;
+        Version = versionAttr.InformationalVersion;
+
+        var index = Version.IndexOf('+', StringComparison.Ordinal);
+
+        if (index != -1)
+        {
+            Commit = Version[(index + 1)..];
+            Version = Version[..Math.Min(index + 9, Version.Length - 1)];
+        }
 
-        ClientCode = "NM";
         ClientId = $"{Name}/v{Version}/{OS.ToLowerInvariant()}-{OSArchitecture}/dotnet{Runtime[5..]}";
     }
 
@@ -39,9 +42,9 @@ static ProductInfo()
 
     public static string ClientId { get; }
 
-    public static string ClientCode { get; }
+    public static string ClientCode { get; } = "NM";
 
-    public static string Commit { get; internal set; }
+    public static string Commit { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public static string Name { get; }
 
@@ -53,11 +56,11 @@ static ProductInfo()
 
     public static string Version { get; }
 
-    public static string Network { get; set; } = "";
+    public static string Network { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
-    public static string Instance { get; set; } = "";
+    public static string Instance { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
-    public static string SyncType { get; set; } = "";
+    public static string SyncType { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
-    public static string PruningMode { get; set; } = "";
+    public static string PruningMode { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/EngineModuleTests.V1.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/EngineModuleTests.V1.cs
index 43b6793f1d1..bfd1368d636 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/EngineModuleTests.V1.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin.Test/EngineModuleTests.V1.cs
@@ -1520,7 +1520,6 @@ await rpc.engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1(forkChoiceState1,
     [Test]
     public async Task Should_return_ClientVersionV1()
     {
-        ProductInfo.Commit = "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
         using MergeTestBlockchain chain = await CreateBlockchain();
         IEngineRpcModule rpcModule = CreateEngineModule(chain);
         ResultWrapper<ClientVersionV1[]> result = rpcModule.engine_getClientVersionV1(new ClientVersionV1());
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Data/ClientVersionV1.cs b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Data/ClientVersionV1.cs
index c6e5a853031..e2108102c3f 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Data/ClientVersionV1.cs
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Merge.Plugin/Data/ClientVersionV1.cs
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ public ClientVersionV1()
         Code = ProductInfo.ClientCode;
         Name = ProductInfo.Name;
         Version = ProductInfo.Version;
-        Commit = ProductInfo.Commit[..8];
+        Commit = ProductInfo.Commit.Length < 8
+            ? string.Empty.PadLeft(8, '0')
+            : ProductInfo.Commit[..8];
     }
 
     public string Code { get; }
diff --git a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/Nethermind.Runner.csproj b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/Nethermind.Runner.csproj
index 52b6fa2c85d..e675b2dbd2e 100644
--- a/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/Nethermind.Runner.csproj
+++ b/src/Nethermind/Nethermind.Runner/Nethermind.Runner.csproj
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@
 
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.UI.Client" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Git">
+      <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
+      <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
+    </PackageReference>
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.CommandLineUtils" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" />
     <PackageReference Include="NLog.Targets.Seq" />
@@ -106,25 +110,4 @@
     <Copy SourceFiles="@(PluginsForPublish)" DestinationFolder="$(PublishDir)\plugins" />
   </Target>
 
-  <Target Name="CommitFallback" AfterTargets="BeforeBuild" Condition="'$(Commit)' == ''">
-    <Exec Command="git describe --always --exclude=* --abbrev=40" ConsoleToMSBuild="True" IgnoreExitCode="False" StandardOutputImportance="low">
-      <Output PropertyName="Commit" TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" />
-    </Exec>
-    <PropertyGroup>
-      <SourceRevisionId>$(Commit.Substring(0, 8))</SourceRevisionId>
-    </PropertyGroup>
-    <ItemGroup>
-      <AssemblyAttribute Include="System.Reflection.AssemblyMetadataAttribute">
-        <_Parameter1>Commit</_Parameter1>
-        <_Parameter2>$(Commit)</_Parameter2>
-      </AssemblyAttribute>
-    </ItemGroup>
-  </Target>
-
-  <Target Name="CheckBranchName" AfterTargets="BeforeBuild">
-    <Exec Command="git branch --show-current" ConsoleToMSBuild="True" StandardOutputImportance="low">
-      <Output PropertyName="BranchName" TaskParameter="ConsoleOutput" />
-    </Exec>
-    <Error Text="The current branch '$(BranchName)' should be named in lower case." Condition="$([System.Text.RegularExpressions.Regex]::IsMatch($(BranchName), '^.*[A-Z].*$'))" />
-  </Target>
 </Project>