diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b07ce39..bcf72fb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ debug.test
 /config.*
 /handlers/static.go
 /handlers/tmpls/tmpls.go
-/util/version.go
 /store/main.db
 /releases
 /data
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/util/version.go b/util/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc0ddd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package util
+
+// VersionInfo are the information which will be added at build time
+// and shown in the frontend under the about tab
+var VersionInfo Info
+
+// Info holds the information which will be added at build time
+type Info struct {
+	NodeJS          string `json:"nodeJS"`
+	Commit          string `json:"commit"`
+	Yarn            string `json:"yarn"`
+	CompilationTime string `json:"compilationTime"`
+}
+
+var (
+	ldFlagNodeJS          string
+	ldFlagCommit          string
+	ldFlagYarn            string
+	ldFlagCompilationTime string
+)
+
+func init() {
+	VersionInfo.NodeJS = ldFlagNodeJS
+	VersionInfo.Commit = ldFlagCommit
+	VersionInfo.Yarn = ldFlagYarn
+	VersionInfo.CompilationTime = ldFlagCompilationTime
+}