diff --git a/crates/ty_wasm/build.rs b/crates/ty_wasm/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5355a7c669
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ty_wasm/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+use std::{
+    fs,
+    path::{Path, PathBuf},
+    process::Command,
+};
+
+fn main() {
+    // The workspace root directory is not available without walking up the tree
+    // https://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/issues/3946
+    let workspace_root = Path::new(&std::env::var("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").unwrap())
+        .join("..")
+        .join("..");
+
+    commit_info(&workspace_root);
+}
+
+/// Retrieve commit information from the Git repository.
+fn commit_info(workspace_root: &Path) {
+    // If not in a git repository, do not attempt to retrieve commit information
+    let git_dir = workspace_root.join(".git");
+    if !git_dir.exists() {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if let Some(git_head_path) = git_head(&git_dir) {
+        println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", git_head_path.display());
+
+        let git_head_contents = fs::read_to_string(git_head_path);
+        if let Ok(git_head_contents) = git_head_contents {
+            // The contents are either a commit or a reference in the following formats
+            // - "<commit>" when the head is detached
+            // - "ref <ref>" when working on a branch
+            // If a commit, checking if the HEAD file has changed is sufficient
+            // If a ref, we need to add the head file for that ref to rebuild on commit
+            let mut git_ref_parts = git_head_contents.split_whitespace();
+            git_ref_parts.next();
+            if let Some(git_ref) = git_ref_parts.next() {
+                let git_ref_path = git_dir.join(git_ref);
+                println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed={}", git_ref_path.display());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    let output = match Command::new("git")
+        .arg("log")
+        .arg("-1")
+        .arg("--date=short")
+        .arg("--abbrev=9")
+        .arg("--format=%H %h %cd %(describe:tags)")
+        .current_dir(workspace_root)
+        .output()
+    {
+        Ok(output) if output.status.success() => output,
+        _ => return,
+    };
+
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).unwrap();
+
+    let mut parts = stdout.split_whitespace();
+    let mut next = || parts.next().unwrap();
+    let _commit_hash = next();
+    println!("cargo::rustc-env=TY_WASM_COMMIT_SHORT_HASH={}", next());
+}
+
+fn git_head(git_dir: &Path) -> Option<PathBuf> {
+    // The typical case is a standard git repository.
+    let git_head_path = git_dir.join("HEAD");
+    if git_head_path.exists() {
+        return Some(git_head_path);
+    }
+    if !git_dir.is_file() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    // If `.git/HEAD` doesn't exist and `.git` is actually a file,
+    // then let's try to attempt to read it as a worktree. If it's
+    // a worktree, then its contents will look like this, e.g.:
+    //
+    //     gitdir: /home/andrew/astral/uv/main/.git/worktrees/pr2
+    //
+    // And the HEAD file we want to watch will be at:
+    //
+    //     /home/andrew/astral/uv/main/.git/worktrees/pr2/HEAD
+    let contents = fs::read_to_string(git_dir).ok()?;
+    let (label, worktree_path) = contents.split_once(':')?;
+    if label != "gitdir" {
+        return None;
+    }
+    let worktree_path = worktree_path.trim();
+    Some(PathBuf::from(worktree_path))
+}
diff --git a/crates/ty_wasm/src/lib.rs b/crates/ty_wasm/src/lib.rs
index 809309edcb..4ce30936e6 100644
--- a/crates/ty_wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/ty_wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ use ty_project::{Db, ProjectDatabase};
 use ty_python_semantic::Program;
 use wasm_bindgen::prelude::*;
 
+#[wasm_bindgen]
+pub fn version() -> String {
+    option_env!("TY_WASM_COMMIT_SHORT_HASH")
+        .or_else(|| option_env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"))
+        .unwrap_or("unknown")
+        .to_string()
+}
+
 #[wasm_bindgen(start)]
 pub fn run() {
     use log::Level;
diff --git a/playground/ruff/src/Editor/Chrome.tsx b/playground/ruff/src/Editor/Chrome.tsx
index 43d798b0d0..3fc9ddca2a 100644
--- a/playground/ruff/src/Editor/Chrome.tsx
+++ b/playground/ruff/src/Editor/Chrome.tsx
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function Chrome() {
         edit={revision}
         theme={theme}
         tool="ruff"
-        version={ruffVersion}
+        version={`v${ruffVersion}`}
         onChangeTheme={setTheme}
         onShare={handleShare}
         onReset={handleResetClicked}
diff --git a/playground/shared/src/Header.tsx b/playground/shared/src/Header.tsx
index 694ec20a25..128f8f0afd 100644
--- a/playground/shared/src/Header.tsx
+++ b/playground/shared/src/Header.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function Header({
       <div className="flex items-center min-w-0 gap-4 mx-2">
         {version ? (
           <div className="hidden sm:flex">
-            <VersionTag>v{version}</VersionTag>
+            <VersionTag>{version}</VersionTag>
           </div>
         ) : null}
         <Divider />
diff --git a/playground/shared/src/VersionTag.tsx b/playground/shared/src/VersionTag.tsx
index dd80a9fc7c..89a7e3c81f 100644
--- a/playground/shared/src/VersionTag.tsx
+++ b/playground/shared/src/VersionTag.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { ReactNode } from "react";
 export default function VersionTag({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   return (
     <div
+      title="Version"
       className={classNames(
         "text-gray-500",
         "text-xs",
diff --git a/playground/ty/src/Playground.tsx b/playground/ty/src/Playground.tsx
index eca7f6657b..e501ab8c37 100644
--- a/playground/ty/src/Playground.tsx
+++ b/playground/ty/src/Playground.tsx
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export const SETTINGS_FILE_NAME = "ty.json";
 
 export default function Playground() {
   const [theme, setTheme] = useTheme();
-  const [version, setVersion] = useState<string>("0.0.0");
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const workspacePromiseRef = useRef<Promise<Workspace> | null>(null);
   const [workspace, setWorkspace] = useState<Workspace | null>(null);
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@ export interface InitializedPlayground {
 async function startPlayground(): Promise<InitializedPlayground> {
   const ty = await import("../ty_wasm");
   await ty.default();
+  const version = ty.version();
   const monaco = await loader.init();
 
   setupMonaco(monaco, {
@@ -466,7 +467,7 @@ async function startPlayground(): Promise<InitializedPlayground> {
   const workspace = restored ?? DEFAULT_WORKSPACE;
 
   return {
-    version: "0.0.0",
+    version,
     workspace,
   };
 }