diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d4ec624..66ab07f 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ MAC_DIR ?= "openceci-darwin-$(VER).$(ARCH)"
 
 ## declare flags
 MOD = github.com/luscis/openlan/pkg/libol
-LDFLAGS += -X $(MOD).Date=$(shell date +%FT%T%z)
+LDFLAGS += -X $(MOD).Date=$(shell date +%F)
 LDFLAGS += -X $(MOD).Version=$(VER)
+LDFLAGS += -X $(MOD).Commit=$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 
 build: test pkg
 
@@ -95,6 +96,9 @@ docker-deb: docker-bin ## build image for debian
 docker-bin:
 	docker exec openlan_builder bash -c "cd /opt/openlan && make linux-bin"
 
+docker-tar:
+	docker exec openlan_builder bash -c "cd /opt/openlan && make linux-tar"
+
 docker: docker-deb ## build docker images
 
 docker-builder: builder ## create a builder
@@ -124,13 +128,13 @@ linux-ceci:
 linux-proxy:
 	GOOS=linux GOARCH=$(ARCH) go build -mod=vendor -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(BD)/openlan-proxy ./cmd/proxy
 
-linux-gzip: install ## build linux packages
+linux-tar: install ## build linux packages
 	@rm -rf $(LIN_DIR).tar.gz
 	tar -cf $(LIN_DIR).tar $(LIN_DIR) && mv $(LIN_DIR).tar $(BD)
 	@rm -rf $(LIN_DIR)
 	gzip -f $(BD)/$(LIN_DIR).tar
 
-linux-bin: linux-gzip ## build linux install binary
+linux-bin: update linux-tar ## build linux install binary
 	@cat $(SD)/dist/rootfs/var/openlan/script/install.sh > $(BD)/$(LIN_DIR).bin && \
 	echo "__ARCHIVE_BELOW__:" >> $(BD)/$(LIN_DIR).bin && \
 	cat $(BD)/$(LIN_DIR).tar.gz >> $(BD)/$(LIN_DIR).bin && \
diff --git a/cmd/api/v5/version.go b/cmd/api/v5/version.go
index 5cf3aab..6c0333b 100755
--- a/cmd/api/v5/version.go
+++ b/cmd/api/v5/version.go
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ func (v Version) Url(prefix, name string) string {
 
 func (v Version) Tmpl() string {
 	return `Version  :  {{ .Version }}
-Build at :  {{ .Date}}
+Build at :  {{ .Date }}
+Commit id:  {{ .Commit }}
 Expire at:  {{ .Expire }}
 `
 }
diff --git a/cmd/switch/main_linux.go b/cmd/switch/main_linux.go
index d33b8e5..5b73ba7 100755
--- a/cmd/switch/main_linux.go
+++ b/cmd/switch/main_linux.go
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ func main() {
 	config.Update(c)
 
 	libol.SetLogger(c.Log.File, c.Log.Verbose)
+	libol.ShowVersion()
+
 	cache.Init(&c.Perf)
 	s := cswitch.NewSwitch(c)
 	libol.PreNotify()
diff --git a/pkg/libol/version.go b/pkg/libol/version.go
index 5125a6e..9c8c63e 100755
--- a/pkg/libol/version.go
+++ b/pkg/libol/version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ var (
 	Commit  string
 )
 
-func init() {
-	Debug("version is %s", Version)
-	Debug("built on %s", Date)
+func ShowVersion() {
+	Info("Version is %s", Version)
+	Info("Built   on %s", Date)
+	Info("Commit  id %s", Commit)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/schema/version.go b/pkg/schema/version.go
index d9f9e32..e649c1f 100755
--- a/pkg/schema/version.go
+++ b/pkg/schema/version.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import "github.com/luscis/openlan/pkg/libol"
 type Version struct {
 	Version string `json:"version"`
 	Date    string `json:"date"`
+	Commit  string `json:"commit"`
 	Expire  string `json:"expire"`
 }
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ func NewVersionSchema() Version {
 	return Version{
 		Version: libol.Version,
 		Date:    libol.Date,
+		Commit:  libol.Commit,
 	}
 }