diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index e617b80ad6..3bf51d42ff 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ revision=$( git rev-parse --short HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo 'unknown' )
 branch=$( git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD 2> /dev/null || echo 'unknown' )
 host=$( hostname -f )
 build_date=$( date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M:%S )
+go_version=$( go version | sed -e 's/^[^0-9.]*\([0-9.]*\).*/\1/' )
 
 if [ "$(go env GOOS)" = "windows" ]; then
 	ext=".exe"