diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f8c945045..e93528600 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -112,4 +112,9 @@ VPATH += $(QUANTUM_PATH)/audio
 
 include $(TMK_PATH)/protocol/lufa.mk
 include $(TMK_PATH)/common.mk
-include $(TMK_PATH)/rules.mk
\ No newline at end of file
+include $(TMK_PATH)/rules.mk
+
+GIT_VERSION := $(shell git describe --abbrev=6 --dirty --always --tags 2>/dev/null || date +"%Y-%m-%d")
+
+OPT_DEFS += -DQMK_KEYBOARD=\"$(KEYBOARD)\" -DQMK_KEYMAP=\"$(KEYMAP)\"
+OPT_DEFS += -DQMK_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"