diff --git a/paparazzi_git_version b/paparazzi_git_version
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..5f68b4610b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/paparazzi_git_version
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+git describe --match "v[0-9].[0-9]*" --dirty --always