diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cb0dad9f..52647130 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ else()
  set(mi_defines "")
 endif()
 
+# pass git revision as a define
+if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/index")
+  find_package(Git)
+  if(GIT_FOUND)
+    execute_process(COMMAND ${GIT_EXECUTABLE} "describe" OUTPUT_VARIABLE mi_git_describe RESULT_VARIABLE mi_git_res ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+    if(mi_git_res EQUAL "0")
+      list(APPEND mi_defines "MI_GIT_DESCRIBE=${mi_git_describe}")
+      list(APPEND CMAKE_CONFIGURE_DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git/index") # add to dependencies so we rebuild if the git rev changes
+    endif()
+  endif()
+endif()
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Convenience: set default build type and compiler depending on the build directory
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -492,6 +504,7 @@ else()
   endif()
 endif()
 
+
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Install and output names
 # -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -522,6 +535,7 @@ if(MI_TRACK_ASAN)
   set(mi_libname "${mi_libname}-asan")
 endif()
 string(TOLOWER "${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LC)
+list(APPEND mi_defines "MI_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LC}")  #todo: multi-config project needs $<CONFIG> ?
 if(NOT(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LC MATCHES "^(release|relwithdebinfo|minsizerel|none)$"))
   set(mi_libname "${mi_libname}-${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE_LC}") #append build type (e.g. -debug) if not a release version
 endif()
diff --git a/src/init.c b/src/init.c
index 03201707..dd3666fb 100644
--- a/src/init.c
+++ b/src/init.c
@@ -625,14 +625,6 @@ void mi_process_init(void) mi_attr_noexcept {
   mi_detect_cpu_features();
   _mi_os_init();
   mi_heap_main_init();
-  #if MI_DEBUG
-  _mi_verbose_message("debug level : %d\n", MI_DEBUG);
-  #endif
-  _mi_verbose_message("secure level: %d\n", MI_SECURE);
-  _mi_verbose_message("mem tracking: %s\n", MI_TRACK_TOOL);
-  #if MI_TSAN
-  _mi_verbose_message("thread santizer enabled\n");
-  #endif
   mi_thread_init();
 
   #if defined(_WIN32)
diff --git a/src/options.c b/src/options.c
index 69247367..33e2bbce 100644
--- a/src/options.c
+++ b/src/options.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ void _mi_options_init(void) {
   mi_add_stderr_output(); // now it safe to use stderr for output
   for(int i = 0; i < _mi_option_last; i++ ) {
     mi_option_t option = (mi_option_t)i;
-    mi_option_get(option); // initialize    
+    long l = mi_option_get(option); MI_UNUSED(l); // initialize
   }
   mi_max_error_count = mi_option_get(mi_option_max_errors);
   mi_max_warning_count = mi_option_get(mi_option_max_warnings);
@@ -190,24 +190,47 @@ void _mi_options_init(void) {
   mi_options_print();
 }
 
-void mi_options_print(void) mi_attr_noexcept 
+#define mi_stringifyx(str)  #str                // and stringify
+#define mi_stringify(str)   mi_stringifyx(str)  // expand
+
+void mi_options_print(void) mi_attr_noexcept
 {
   // show version
   const int vermajor = MI_MALLOC_VERSION/100;
   const int verminor = (MI_MALLOC_VERSION%100)/10;
   const int verpatch = (MI_MALLOC_VERSION%10);
-  _mi_verbose_message("v%i.%i.%i (built on %s, %s)\n", vermajor, verminor, verpatch, __DATE__, __TIME__);
+  _mi_verbose_message("v%i.%i.%i%s%s (built on %s, %s)\n", vermajor, verminor, verpatch,
+      #if defined(MI_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+      ", " mi_stringify(MI_CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+      #else
+      ""
+      #endif
+      ,
+      #if defined(MI_GIT_DESCRIBE)
+      ", git " mi_stringify(MI_GIT_DESCRIBE)
+      #else
+      ""
+      #endif
+      , __DATE__, __TIME__);
 
   // show options
   for (int i = 0; i < _mi_option_last; i++) {
     mi_option_t option = (mi_option_t)i;
-    mi_option_get(option);
+    long l = mi_option_get(option); MI_UNUSED(l); // possibly initialize
     mi_option_desc_t* desc = &options[option];
     _mi_verbose_message("option '%s': %ld %s\n", desc->name, desc->value, (mi_option_has_size_in_kib(option) ? "KiB" : ""));
-  }  
+  }
+
+  // show build configuration
+  _mi_verbose_message("debug level : %d\n", MI_DEBUG );
+  _mi_verbose_message("secure level: %d\n", MI_SECURE );
+  _mi_verbose_message("mem tracking: %s\n", MI_TRACK_TOOL);
   #if MI_GUARDED
   _mi_verbose_message("guarded build: %s\n", mi_option_get(mi_option_guarded_sample_rate) != 0 ? "enabled" : "disabled");
   #endif
+  #if MI_TSAN
+  _mi_verbose_message("thread santizer enabled\n");
+  #endif
 }
 
 long _mi_option_get_fast(mi_option_t option) {