diff --git a/crates/ra_lsp_server/build.rs b/crates/ra_lsp_server/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..05f9772c041
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ra_lsp_server/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//! Just embed git-hash to `--version`
+
+use std::process::Command;
+
+fn main() {
+    let rev = rev().unwrap_or_else(|| "???????".to_string());
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=REV={}", rev)
+}
+
+fn rev() -> Option<String> {
+    let output = Command::new("git").args(&["rev-parse", "HEAD"]).output().ok()?;
+    let stdout = String::from_utf8(output.stdout).ok()?;
+    let short_hash = stdout.get(0..7)?;
+    Some(short_hash.to_owned())
+}
diff --git a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main.rs b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main.rs
index 8076a7fa5cb..cdd925c9f3e 100644
--- a/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main.rs
+++ b/crates/ra_lsp_server/src/main.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ use ra_prof;
 
 fn main() -> Result<()> {
     setup_logging()?;
-    run_server()?;
+    match Args::parse()? {
+        Args::Version => println!("rust-analyzer {}", env!("REV")),
+        Args::Run => run_server()?,
+    }
     Ok(())
 }
 
@@ -22,6 +25,19 @@ fn setup_logging() -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+enum Args {
+    Version,
+    Run,
+}
+
+impl Args {
+    fn parse() -> Result<Args> {
+        let res =
+            if std::env::args().any(|it| it == "--version") { Args::Version } else { Args::Run };
+        Ok(res)
+    }
+}
+
 fn run_server() -> Result<()> {
     log::info!("lifecycle: server started");