diff --git a/premake5.lua b/premake5.lua
index fd59c1f8..973ac05d 100644
--- a/premake5.lua
+++ b/premake5.lua
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ newoption {
 	description = "Build with opus"
 }
 
+newoption {
+	trigger     = "no-git-hash",
+	description = "Don't print git commit hash into binary"
+}
+
 newoption {
 	trigger     = "lto",
 	description = "Use link time optimization"
@@ -253,7 +258,11 @@ project "re3"
 	files { addSrcFiles("src/vehicles") }
 	files { addSrcFiles("src/weapons") }
 	files { addSrcFiles("src/extras") }
-	files { "src/extras/GitSHA1.cpp" } -- this won't be in repo in first build
+	if(not _OPTIONS["no-git-hash"]) then
+		files { "src/extras/GitSHA1.cpp" } -- this won't be in repo in first build
+	else
+		removefiles { "src/extras/GitSHA1.cpp" } -- but it will be everytime after
+	end
 
 	includedirs { "src" }
 	includedirs { "src/animation" }
@@ -278,6 +287,10 @@ project "re3"
 	includedirs { "src/vehicles" }
 	includedirs { "src/weapons" }
 	includedirs { "src/extras" }
+
+	if(not _OPTIONS["no-git-hash"]) then
+		defines { "USE_OUR_VERSIONING" }
+	end
 	
 	if _OPTIONS["with-opus"] then
 		includedirs { "vendor/ogg/include" }
@@ -318,10 +331,14 @@ project "re3"
 			-- external librw is dynamic
 			staticruntime "on"
 		end
-		prebuildcommands { '"%{prj.location}..\\printHash.bat" "%{prj.location}..\\src\\extras\\GitSHA1.cpp"' }
+		if(not _OPTIONS["no-git-hash"]) then
+			prebuildcommands { '"%{prj.location}..\\printHash.bat" "%{prj.location}..\\src\\extras\\GitSHA1.cpp"' }
+		end
 	
 	filter "platforms:not win*"
-		prebuildcommands { '"%{prj.location}/../printHash.sh" "%{prj.location}/../src/extras/GitSHA1.cpp"' }
+		if(not _OPTIONS["no-git-hash"]) then
+			prebuildcommands { '"%{prj.location}/../printHash.sh" "%{prj.location}/../src/extras/GitSHA1.cpp"' }
+		end
 
 	filter "platforms:win*glfw*"
 		staticruntime "off"
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index c81873fd..35b7ec11 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ if(LIBRW_PLATFORM_D3D9)
 endif()
 
 target_compile_definitions(${EXECUTABLE} PRIVATE CMAKE_BUILD)
+target_compile_definitions(${EXECUTABLE} PRIVATE USE_OUR_VERSIONING)
 
 if(${PROJECT}_AUDIO STREQUAL "OAL")
     find_package(OpenAL REQUIRED)
diff --git a/src/core/config.h b/src/core/config.h
index 1677b1a4..8424f6ef 100644
--- a/src/core/config.h
+++ b/src/core/config.h
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ enum Config {
 #define DRAW_GAME_VERSION_TEXT
 #ifdef DRAW_GAME_VERSION_TEXT
 	// unlike R* development builds, ours has runtime switch on debug menu & .ini, and disabled as default.
-	#define USE_OUR_VERSIONING // If you disable this then game will fetch version from peds.col, as R* did while in development
+	// If you disable this then game will fetch version from peds.col, as R* did while in development.
+	//#define USE_OUR_VERSIONING // enabled from buildfiles by default
 #endif
 //#define DRAW_MENU_VERSION_TEXT