diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a52a4e798..7d647462e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,6 +97,18 @@ endif
 SHELL = /usr/bin/env bash -o pipefail
 .SHELLFLAGS = -ec
 
+BUILD_DATE := $(shell date +%Y-%m-%d\ %H:%M)
+BUILD_TAG_SHA := $(shell git rev-list --abbrev-commit --tags --max-count=1)
+BUILD_TAG_NAME := $(shell git describe --abbrev=0 --tags ${BUILD_TAG_SHA} 2>/dev/null || true)
+BUILD_SHA := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+BUILD_VERSION := $(BUILD_TAG_NAME:v%=%)
+ifneq ($(BUILD_SHA), $(BUILD_TAG_SHA))
+	BUILD_VERSION := $(BUILD_VERSION)-$(BUILD_SHA)
+endif
+ifneq ($(shell git status --porcelain),)
+	BUILD_VERSION := $(BUILD_VERSION)-dirty
+endif
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: build
 
@@ -147,7 +159,14 @@ modules: ## Update Go dependencies.
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: modules fmt vet ## Build manager binary.
-	go build -o bin/manager main.go
+	go build \
+		-ldflags " \
+			-X 'main.OperatorVersion=$(BUILD_VERSION)' \
+			-X 'main.McadVersion=$(MCAD_VERSION)'  \
+			-X 'main.InstaScaleVersion=$(INSTASCALE_VERSION)' \
+			-X 'main.BuildDate=$(BUILD_DATE)' \
+		" \
+		-o bin/manager main.go
 
 .PHONY: run
 run: modules manifests fmt vet ## Run a controller from your host.
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5e7065766..84827f43c 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -58,8 +58,12 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	scheme   = runtime.NewScheme()
-	setupLog = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+	scheme            = runtime.NewScheme()
+	setupLog          = ctrl.Log.WithName("setup")
+	OperatorVersion   = "UNKNOWN"
+	McadVersion       = "UNKNOWN"
+	InstaScaleVersion = "UNKNOWN"
+	BuildDate         = "UNKNOWN"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -85,6 +89,12 @@ func main() {
 	zapOptions.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 
 	ctrl.SetLogger(zap.New(zap.UseFlagOptions(&zapOptions)))
+	setupLog.Info("Build info",
+		"operatorVersion", OperatorVersion,
+		"mcadVersion", McadVersion,
+		"instaScaleVersion", InstaScaleVersion,
+		"date", BuildDate,
+	)
 
 	ctx := ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()