diff --git a/abra b/abra
index dc30c43..89a981e 100755
--- a/abra
+++ b/abra
@@ -1712,11 +1712,15 @@ sub_upgrade() {
 help_version (){
   echo "abra [options] version
 
-Show the installed version of abra (currently $ABRA_VERSION)."
+Show the installed version of abra."
 }
 
 sub_version() {
-  echo "$ABRA_VERSION"
+  if [ -L "$0" ] && [ -e "$0" ]; then
+    ABRA_SRC=$(readlink "$0")
+    ABRA_DIGEST=$(cd "${ABRA_SRC%/*}" && git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+  fi
+  echo "$ABRA_VERSION${ABRA_DIGEST:+-}${ABRA_DIGEST}"
 }
 
 ###### .. help