diff --git a/cmd/openshift-install/log.go b/cmd/openshift-install/log.go
index 526a8560ed..0c76500177 100644
--- a/cmd/openshift-install/log.go
+++ b/cmd/openshift-install/log.go
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ func setupFileHook(baseDir string) func() {
 	}))
 
 	logrus.Debugf(version.String)
+	if version.Commit != "" {
+		logrus.Debugf("Built from commit %s", version.Commit)
+	}
 
 	return func() {
 		logfile.Close()
diff --git a/cmd/openshift-install/version.go b/cmd/openshift-install/version.go
index 30d09b9299..504ea591e7 100644
--- a/cmd/openshift-install/version.go
+++ b/cmd/openshift-install/version.go
@@ -21,5 +21,8 @@ func newVersionCmd() *cobra.Command {
 
 func runVersionCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", os.Args[0], version.Raw)
+	if version.Commit != "" {
+		fmt.Printf("built from commit %s\n", version.Commit)
+	}
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/hack/build.sh b/hack/build.sh
index 8b79ed465e..ad9063dc9b 100755
--- a/hack/build.sh
+++ b/hack/build.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 MODE="${MODE:-release}"
-LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -X github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/version.Raw=$(git describe --always --abbrev=40 --dirty)"
+LDFLAGS="${LDFLAGS} -X github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/version.Raw=$(git describe --always --abbrev=40 --dirty) -X github.com/openshift/installer/pkg/version.Commit=$(git rev-parse --verify 'HEAD^{commit}')"
 TAGS="${TAGS:-}"
 OUTPUT="${OUTPUT:-bin/openshift-install}"
 export CGO_ENABLED=0
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index 625009a477..867ea108f5 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ var (
 
 	// String is the human-friendly representation of the version.
 	String = fmt.Sprintf("OpenShift Installer %s", Raw)
+
+	// Commit is the commit hash from which the installer was built.
+	// Set in hack/build.sh.
+	Commit = ""
 )