diff --git a/compile.sh b/compile.sh
index 254c5bd..e787fd2 100755
--- a/compile.sh
+++ b/compile.sh
@@ -1 +1,5 @@
-gcc -g3 -O0 -DNO_CLOSE -o afterburner src_pc/afterburner.c
+
+GCOM=`git  rev-parse --short HEAD`
+
+
+gcc -g3 -O0 -DNO_CLOSE -DGCOM="\"g${GCOM}\"" -o afterburner src_pc/afterburner.c
diff --git a/compile_osx.sh b/compile_osx.sh
index fb6020f..8badbc5 100755
--- a/compile_osx.sh
+++ b/compile_osx.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # path to your Osx cross-compiler
 CC=~/opt/osxcross/bin/o64-clang
 
-$CC -g3 -O0 -DNO_CLOSE -o afterburner_osx  src_pc/afterburner.c
+GCOM=`git  rev-parse --short HEAD`
+
+
+$CC -g3 -O0 -DNO_CLOSE -DGCOM="\"g${GCOM}\"" -o afterburner_osx  src_pc/afterburner.c
diff --git a/compile_win64.sh b/compile_win64.sh
index 3bc90f4..5dc1049 100755
--- a/compile_win64.sh
+++ b/compile_win64.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 # path to your Win64 cross-compiler
 CC=~/opt/mingw64/bin/x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc
 
-$CC -g3 -O0 -o afterburner_w64.exe src_pc/afterburner.c -D_USE_WIN_API_ -DNO_CLOSE
+GCOM=`git  rev-parse --short HEAD`
+
+$CC -g3 -O0  -o afterburner_w64.exe src_pc/afterburner.c -D_USE_WIN_API_ -DNO_CLOSE -DGCOM="\"g${GCOM}\""
+