diff --git a/game_shared/vcs_info.cpp b/game_shared/vcs_info.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0af53f33
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+++ b/game_shared/vcs_info.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#include "vcs_info.h"
+
+#ifdef XASH_BUILD_COMMIT
+const char *g_VCSInfo_Commit = XASH_BUILD_COMMIT;
+#else
+const char *g_VCSInfo_Commit = "unknown-commit";
+#endif
+
+#ifdef XASH_BUILD_BRANCH
+const char *g_VCSInfo_Branch = XASH_BUILD_BRANCH;
+#else
+const char *g_VCSInfo_Branch = "unknown-commit";
+#endif
diff --git a/game_shared/vcs_info.h b/game_shared/vcs_info.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7904ff8a
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+++ b/game_shared/vcs_info.h
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#ifndef VCS_INFO_H
+#define VCS_INFO_H
+
+extern const char *g_VCSInfo_Commit;
+extern const char *g_VCSInfo_Branch;
+
+#endif // VCS_INFO_H