diff --git a/plugins/editor/cmake/GitBuildID.cmake b/cmake/GitBuildID.cmake
similarity index 100%
rename from plugins/editor/cmake/GitBuildID.cmake
rename to cmake/GitBuildID.cmake
diff --git a/plugins/editor/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/editor/CMakeLists.txt
index a87d58bf..4eda6a9b 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/editor/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,9 +74,7 @@ add_library(sfizz_editor STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
     src/editor/layout/about.hpp
     src/editor/utility/vstgui_after.h
     src/editor/utility/vstgui_before.h
-    src/editor/GitBuildId.h
-    ${UI_FILES}
-    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git-build-id/GitBuildId.c")
+    ${UI_FILES})
 add_library(sfizz::editor ALIAS sfizz_editor)
 target_include_directories(sfizz_editor PUBLIC "src")
 target_link_libraries(sfizz_editor PUBLIC sfizz::messaging sfizz::plugins-common)
@@ -138,11 +136,5 @@ if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     endforeach()
 endif()
 
-# git build identifier
-add_custom_target(sfizz_editor_git_build_id
-    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
-            "-DSOURCE_DIR=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
-            "-DOUTPUT_FILE=${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/git-build-id/GitBuildId.c"
-            "-P" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/GitBuildID.cmake"
-    BYPRODUCTS "git-build-id/GitBuildId.c")
-add_dependencies(sfizz_editor sfizz_editor_git_build_id)
+# Git build identifier
+target_link_libraries(sfizz_editor PRIVATE sfizz-git-build-id)
diff --git a/plugins/puredata/CMakeLists.txt b/plugins/puredata/CMakeLists.txt
index 81176ed6..e861cf92 100644
--- a/plugins/puredata/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/plugins/puredata/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ function(copy_puredata_resources TARGET SOURCE_DIR DESTINATION_DIR)
 endfunction()
 
 add_pd_external(sfizz_puredata "sfizz_puredata.c")
-target_compile_definitions(sfizz_puredata PRIVATE "SFIZZ_NUM_CCS=${SFIZZ_NUM_CCS}")
+target_compile_definitions(sfizz_puredata PRIVATE
+    "SFIZZ_NUM_CCS=${SFIZZ_NUM_CCS}"
+    "SFIZZ_VERSION=\"${CMAKE_PROJECT_VERSION}\"")
 target_link_libraries(sfizz_puredata PRIVATE sfizz::sfizz)
 
 set_target_properties(sfizz_puredata PROPERTIES
@@ -36,6 +38,9 @@ if(MINGW)
         PROPERTY LINK_FLAGS " -static")
 endif()
 
+# Git build identifier
+target_link_libraries(sfizz_puredata PRIVATE sfizz-git-build-id)
+
 # Copy resources
 copy_puredata_resources(sfizz_puredata
     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}"
diff --git a/plugins/puredata/sfizz_puredata.c b/plugins/puredata/sfizz_puredata.c
index ac7f4624..94cfca22 100644
--- a/plugins/puredata/sfizz_puredata.c
+++ b/plugins/puredata/sfizz_puredata.c
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 // license. You should have receive a LICENSE.md file along with the code.
 // If not, contact the sfizz maintainers at https://github.com/sfztools/sfizz
 
+#include "GitBuildId.h"
 #include <m_pd.h>
 #include <sfizz.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -292,7 +293,10 @@ __attribute__((visibility("default")))
 #endif
 void sfizz_setup()
 {
-    post("sfizz external for Puredata");
+    if (GitBuildId[0])
+        post("sfizz external for Puredata, version '%s.%s'", SFIZZ_VERSION, GitBuildId);
+    else
+        post("sfizz external for Puredata, version '%s'", SFIZZ_VERSION);
 
     cls_sfizz_tilde = class_new(
         gensym("sfizz~"),
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index ea627f7d..000c1eaa 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -351,6 +351,19 @@ endif()
 # Generic library alias
 add_library(sfizz::sfizz ALIAS sfizz_static)
 
+# Git build identifier
+add_custom_target(sfizz-generate-git-build-id
+    COMMAND "${CMAKE_COMMAND}"
+            "-DSOURCE_DIR=${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}"
+            "-DOUTPUT_FILE=${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/git-build-id/GitBuildId.c"
+            "-P" "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/GitBuildID.cmake"
+    BYPRODUCTS "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/git-build-id/GitBuildId.c")
+add_library(sfizz-git-build-id STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+    "sfizz/git-build-id/GitBuildId.h"
+    "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/git-build-id/GitBuildId.c")
+target_include_directories(sfizz-git-build-id PUBLIC "sfizz/git-build-id")
+add_dependencies(sfizz-git-build-id sfizz-generate-git-build-id)
+
 # Preserve generated files (Faust)
 set_directory_properties(PROPERTIES CLEAN_NO_CUSTOM TRUE)
 
diff --git a/plugins/editor/src/editor/GitBuildId.h b/src/sfizz/git-build-id/GitBuildId.h
similarity index 88%
rename from plugins/editor/src/editor/GitBuildId.h
rename to src/sfizz/git-build-id/GitBuildId.h
index 1d2e3edf..827f93a2 100644
--- a/plugins/editor/src/editor/GitBuildId.h
+++ b/src/sfizz/git-build-id/GitBuildId.h
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
 extern "C" {
+#endif
 
 /**
  * @brief Short identifier of the current head commit.
@@ -14,4 +16,6 @@ extern "C" {
  */
 extern const char* GitBuildId;
 
+#if defined(__cplusplus)
 } // extern "C"
+#endif