diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 35bd609..a8d01da 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ execute_process(
 
 # Get the date and time of last commit
 execute_process(
-        COMMAND git log -1 --format=%cd
+        COMMAND git log -1 --format=%cd --date=short
         WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
         OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_COMMIT_DATETIME
         OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
diff --git a/src/page.h b/src/page.h
index d3d4010..3e2339a 100644
--- a/src/page.h
+++ b/src/page.h
@@ -3624,9 +3624,18 @@ namespace xmreg {
         string
         get_full_page(string& middle)
         {
+            // set last git commit date based on
+            // autogenrated version.h during compilation
+            static const mstch::map footer_context {
+                    {"last_git_commit_hash", string {GIT_COMMIT_HASH}},
+                    {"last_git_commit_date", string {GIT_COMMIT_DATETIME}}
+            };
+
+            string footer_html = mstch::render(xmreg::read(TMPL_FOOTER), footer_context);
+
             return xmreg::read(TMPL_HEADER)
                    + middle
-                   + xmreg::read(TMPL_FOOTER);
+                   + footer_html;
         }
 
         void
diff --git a/src/templates/footer.html b/src/templates/footer.html
index c59bde4..f84a351 100644
--- a/src/templates/footer.html
+++ b/src/templates/footer.html
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
     <h6 style="margin-top:10px">
 		Help support the hosting and maintenance of this service by donating to: <br/>
 		48daf1rG3hE1Txapcsxh6WXNe9MLNKtu7W7tKTivtSoVLHErYzvdcpea2nSTgGkz66RFP4GKVAsTV14v6G3oddBTHfxP6tU
+        <br/><br/>
+        Version: {{last_git_commit_date}}
     </h6>
 
-
 </div>
 </body>
 </html>