diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index f6bdd6ed..38bc6dff 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ option(ENABLE_HTTP_SERVER "Enable HTTP server. Used for Discord bot support" OFF
 option(ENABLE_DISCORD_RPC "Compile with Discord RPC support (disabled by default)" ON)
 option(ENABLE_LUAJIT "Enable scripting with the Lua programming language" ON)
 option(ENABLE_QT_GUI "Enable the Qt GUI. If not selected then the emulator uses a minimal SDL-based UI instead" OFF)
+option(ENABLE_GIT_VERSIONING "Enables querying git for the emulator version" ON)
 option(BUILD_HYDRA_CORE "Build a Hydra core" OFF)
 option(BUILD_LIBRETRO_CORE "Build a Libretro core" OFF)
 
@@ -60,6 +61,37 @@ if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "MSVC" AND ENABLE_USER_BUILD)
     set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} /GS-")
 endif() 
 
+# Generate versioning files
+find_package(Git)
+set(PANDA3DS_VERSION "0.8")
+
+if(NOT EXISTS ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.hpp.in)
+    file(WRITE ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.hpp.in "#define PANDA3DS_VERSION \"\${PANDA3DS_VERSION}\"")
+endif()
+
+if(GIT_FOUND AND ENABLE_GIT_VERSIONING)
+    execute_process(
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags --abbrev=0
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE PANDA3DS_VERSION OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    )
+    execute_process(
+        WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --tags
+        OUTPUT_VARIABLE git_version_tag OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    )
+    if(NOT PANDA3DS_VERSION STREQUAL git_version_tag)
+      execute_process(
+          WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR} COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} describe --always --abbrev=7
+          OUTPUT_VARIABLE git_version_rev OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+      )
+      set(PANDA3DS_VERSION "${PANDA3DS_VERSION}.${git_version_rev}")
+      unset(git_version_rev)
+    endif()
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^v" "" PANDA3DS_VERSION "${PANDA3DS_VERSION}")
+    unset(git_version_tag)
+endif()
+configure_file(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.hpp.in ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/version.hpp)
+include_directories(${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/include/)
+
 add_library(AlberCore STATIC)
 
 include_directories(${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include/)
diff --git a/include/config.hpp b/include/config.hpp
index 52be1af7..8833e4b3 100644
--- a/include/config.hpp
+++ b/include/config.hpp
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ struct EmulatorConfig {
 	bool audioEnabled = false;
 	bool vsyncEnabled = true;
 
+	bool printAppVersion = true;
+	bool appVersionOnWindow = false;
+
 	bool chargerPlugged = true;
 	// Default to 3% battery to make users suffer
 	int batteryPercentage = 3;
diff --git a/src/config.cpp b/src/config.cpp
index dae5a0ab..e1bbf2e4 100644
--- a/src/config.cpp
+++ b/src/config.cpp
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ void EmulatorConfig::load() {
 			discordRpcEnabled = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "EnableDiscordRPC", false);
 			usePortableBuild = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "UsePortableBuild", false);
 			defaultRomPath = toml::find_or<std::string>(general, "DefaultRomPath", "");
+
+			printAppVersion = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "PrintAppVersion", true);
+			appVersionOnWindow = toml::find_or<toml::boolean>(general, "AppVersionOnWindow", false);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -127,6 +130,8 @@ void EmulatorConfig::save() {
 	data["General"]["EnableDiscordRPC"] = discordRpcEnabled;
 	data["General"]["UsePortableBuild"] = usePortableBuild;
 	data["General"]["DefaultRomPath"] = defaultRomPath.string();
+	data["General"]["PrintAppVersion"] = printAppVersion;
+	data["General"]["AppVersionOnWindow"] = appVersionOnWindow;
 	
 	data["GPU"]["EnableShaderJIT"] = shaderJitEnabled;
 	data["GPU"]["Renderer"] = std::string(Renderer::typeToString(rendererType));
diff --git a/src/hydra_core.cpp b/src/hydra_core.cpp
index acbf30a8..04fcdbdb 100644
--- a/src/hydra_core.cpp
+++ b/src/hydra_core.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <version.hpp>
 #include <emulator.hpp>
 #include <hydra/core.hxx>
 #include <renderer_gl/renderer_gl.hpp>
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ HC_API const char* getInfo(hydra::InfoType type) {
 		case hydra::InfoType::SystemName: return "Nintendo 3DS";
 		case hydra::InfoType::Description: return "HLE 3DS emulator. There's a little Alber in your computer and he runs Nintendo 3DS games.";
 		case hydra::InfoType::Author: return "wheremyfoodat (Peach)";
-		case hydra::InfoType::Version: return "0.7";
+		case hydra::InfoType::Version: return PANDA3DS_VERSION;
 		case hydra::InfoType::License: return "GPLv3";
 		case hydra::InfoType::Website: return "https://panda3ds.com/";
 		case hydra::InfoType::Extensions: return "3ds,cci,cxi,app,3dsx,elf,axf";
diff --git a/src/libretro_core.cpp b/src/libretro_core.cpp
index 304314ba..cd0e9747 100644
--- a/src/libretro_core.cpp
+++ b/src/libretro_core.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 #include <libretro.h>
 
+#include <version.hpp>
 #include <emulator.hpp>
 #include <renderer_gl/renderer_gl.hpp>
 
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ static void ConfigCheckVariables() {
 void retro_get_system_info(retro_system_info* info) {
 	info->need_fullpath = true;
 	info->valid_extensions = "3ds|3dsx|elf|axf|cci|cxi|app";
-	info->library_version = "0.8";
+	info->library_version = PANDA3DS_VERSION;
 	info->library_name = "Panda3DS";
 	info->block_extract = true;
 }
diff --git a/src/panda_qt/about_window.cpp b/src/panda_qt/about_window.cpp
index 67767198..60a91272 100644
--- a/src/panda_qt/about_window.cpp
+++ b/src/panda_qt/about_window.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "panda_qt/about_window.hpp"
+#include "version.hpp"
 
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QTextEdit>
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@ AboutWindow::AboutWindow(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent) {
 		QStringLiteral(R"(
 <p style='font-size:38pt; font-weight:400;'>Panda3DS</p>
 
+<p style='font-size:18pt;'>v%VERSION_STRING%</p>
+
 <p>
 %ABOUT_PANDA3DS%<br>
 <a href='https://panda3ds.com/'>%SUPPORT%</a><br>
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ AboutWindow::AboutWindow(QWidget* parent) : QDialog(parent) {
 <a>%AUTHORS%</a>
 </p>
 )")
+			.replace(QStringLiteral("%VERSION_STRING%"), PANDA3DS_VERSION)
 			.replace(QStringLiteral("%ABOUT_PANDA3DS%"), tr("Panda3DS is a free and open source Nintendo 3DS emulator, for Windows, MacOS and Linux"))
 			.replace(QStringLiteral("%SUPPORT%"), tr("Visit panda3ds.com for help with Panda3DS and links to our official support sites."))
 			.replace(
diff --git a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
index 6bdffb7e..45690da7 100644
--- a/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/panda_qt/main_window.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <cstdio>
 #include <fstream>
 
+#include "version.hpp"
 #include "cheats.hpp"
 #include "input_mappings.hpp"
 #include "sdl_sensors.hpp"
@@ -98,6 +99,14 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QApplication* app, QWidget* parent) : QMainWindow(parent)
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (emu->getConfig().appVersionOnWindow) {
+		setWindowTitle("Alber v" PANDA3DS_VERSION);
+	}
+
+	if (emu->getConfig().printAppVersion) {
+		printf("Welcome to Panda3DS v%s!\n", PANDA3DS_VERSION);
+	}
+
 	// The emulator graphics context for the thread should be initialized in the emulator thread due to how GL contexts work
 	emuThread = std::thread([this]() {
 		const RendererType rendererType = emu->getConfig().rendererType;
diff --git a/src/panda_sdl/frontend_sdl.cpp b/src/panda_sdl/frontend_sdl.cpp
index 90166899..c892c3c5 100644
--- a/src/panda_sdl/frontend_sdl.cpp
+++ b/src/panda_sdl/frontend_sdl.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "panda_sdl/frontend_sdl.hpp"
+#include "version.hpp"
 
 #include <glad/gl.h>
 
@@ -33,13 +34,18 @@ FrontendSDL::FrontendSDL() : keyboardMappings(InputMappings::defaultKeyboardMapp
 	needOpenGL = needOpenGL || (config.rendererType == RendererType::OpenGL);
 #endif
 
+	const char* windowTitle = config.appVersionOnWindow ? ("Alber v" PANDA3DS_VERSION) : "Alber";
+	if (config.printAppVersion) {
+		printf("Welcome to Panda3DS v%s!\n", PANDA3DS_VERSION);
+	}
+
 	if (needOpenGL) {
 		// Demand 3.3 core for software renderer, or 4.1 core for OpenGL renderer (max available on MacOS)
 		// MacOS gets mad if we don't explicitly demand a core profile
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_MASK, SDL_GL_CONTEXT_PROFILE_CORE);
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MAJOR_VERSION, config.rendererType == RendererType::Software ? 3 : 4);
 		SDL_GL_SetAttribute(SDL_GL_CONTEXT_MINOR_VERSION, config.rendererType == RendererType::Software ? 3 : 1);
-		window = SDL_CreateWindow("Alber", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 400, 480, SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
+		window = SDL_CreateWindow(windowTitle, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 400, 480, SDL_WINDOW_OPENGL | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
 
 		if (window == nullptr) {
 			Helpers::panic("Window creation failed: %s", SDL_GetError());
@@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ FrontendSDL::FrontendSDL() : keyboardMappings(InputMappings::defaultKeyboardMapp
 
 #ifdef PANDA3DS_ENABLE_VULKAN
 	if (config.rendererType == RendererType::Vulkan) {
-		window = SDL_CreateWindow("Alber", SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 400, 480, SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
+		window = SDL_CreateWindow(windowTitle, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED, 400, 480, SDL_WINDOW_VULKAN | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE);
 
 		if (window == nullptr) {
 			Helpers::warn("Window creation failed: %s", SDL_GetError());