ensure git version ends up in firmware image
diff --git a/firmware/Makefile b/firmware/Makefile
index 59fcf87..905bd8a 100644
--- a/firmware/Makefile
+++ b/firmware/Makefile
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 GDB = $(CROSS_COMPILE)gdb
 NM = $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm
 
+TOP=..
+GIT_VERSION=$(shell $(TOP)/git-version-gen $(TOP)/.tarvers)
+
 # Flags
 INCLUDES_USB = -Iatmel_softpack_libraries/usb/include
 
@@ -126,6 +129,7 @@
 CFLAGS += -D__ARM
 CFLAGS += --param max-inline-insns-single=500 -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb # -mfix-cortex-m3-ldrd
 CFLAGS += -ffunction-sections -g $(OPTIMIZATION) $(INCLUDES) -D$(CHIP) -DTRACE_LEVEL=$(TRACE_LEVEL) -DDEBUG_PHONE_SNIFF=$(DEBUG_PHONE_SNIFF)
+CFLAGS += -DGIT_VERSION=\"$(GIT_VERSION)\"
 ASFLAGS = -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Wall -g $(OPTIMIZATION) $(INCLUDES) -D$(CHIP) -D__ASSEMBLY__
 LDFLAGS = -mcpu=cortex-m3 -mthumb -Wl,--cref -Wl,--check-sections -Wl,--gc-sections -Wl,--entry=ResetException -Wl,--unresolved-symbols=report-all -Wl,--warn-common -Wl,--warn-section-align -Wl,--warn-unresolved-symbols $(LIB)
 #LD_OPTIONAL=-Wl,--print-gc-sections -Wl,--stats
diff --git a/firmware/src_simtrace/main.c b/firmware/src_simtrace/main.c
index f5543b1..bca2b61 100644
--- a/firmware/src_simtrace/main.c
+++ b/firmware/src_simtrace/main.c
@@ -104,6 +104,11 @@
 
 	SIMtrace_USB_Initialize();
 
+        printf("\r\n\r\n"
+		"=============================================================================\r\n"
+		"SIMtrace2 firmware " GIT_VERSION " (C) 2010-2016 by Harald Welte\r\n"
+		"=============================================================================\r\n");
+
 	TRACE_INFO("USB init...\n\r");
 	while (USBD_GetState() < USBD_STATE_CONFIGURED) {
 		if (i >= MAX_USB_ITER * 3) {