diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 86a4878..39496fb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@
 #
 
 #
+# Trusted Firmware Version
+#
+VERSION_MAJOR		:= 0
+VERSION_MINOR		:= 4
+
+#
 # Default values for build configurations
 #
 
@@ -76,6 +82,13 @@
 	BUILD_TYPE	:=	release
 endif
 
+# Default build string (git branch and commit)
+ifeq (${BUILD_STRING},)
+	BUILD_STRING	:=	$(shell git log -n 1 --pretty=format:"%h")
+endif
+
+VERSION_STRING		:=	v${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}(${BUILD_TYPE}):${BUILD_STRING}
+
 BL_COMMON_SOURCES	:=	common/bl_common.c			\
 				common/debug.c				\
 				common/tf_printf.c			\
@@ -377,7 +390,8 @@
 
 $(ELF) : $(OBJS) $(LINKERFILE)
 	@echo "  LD      $$@"
-	@echo 'const char build_message[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__;' | \
+	@echo 'const char build_message[] = "Built : "__TIME__", "__DATE__; \
+	       const char version_string[] = "${VERSION_STRING}";' | \
 		$$(CC) $$(CFLAGS) -xc - -o $(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o
 	$$(Q)$$(LD) -o $$@ $$(LDFLAGS) -Map=$(MAPFILE) --script $(LINKERFILE) \
 					$(BUILD_DIR)/build_message.o $(OBJS)