diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 4094b76..733d41d 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ builds:
       - linux
       - windows
       - darwin
+    ldflags:
+      - -s -w -X main.version={{.Version}}
 
 archives:
   - format: tar.gz
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ archives:
       - goos: windows
         format: zip
 
+checksum:
+  name_template: "checksums.txt"
+
 changelog:
   sort: asc
   filters:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 5f0c6b0..2c1a0a7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -8,10 +8,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
 )
 
+// Changed at build time via -ldflags
+var version = "debug"
+
 func main() {
 	app := &cli.App{
-		Name:  "apigen",
-		Usage: "Generate best-practice Protobuf APIs following design patterns",
+		Name:    "apigen",
+		Usage:   "Generate best-practice Protobuf APIs following design patterns",
+		Version: version,
 		Commands: []*cli.Command{
 			{
 				Name: "proto",