diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 225bf6d232..9d272299cb 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -8141,6 +8141,7 @@ name = "katana-node"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.19"
 dependencies = [
  "anyhow",
+ "const_format",
  "dojo-metrics",
  "futures",
  "hyper 0.14.30",
@@ -8161,6 +8162,8 @@ dependencies = [
  "tower 0.4.13",
  "tower-http 0.4.4",
  "tracing",
+ "vergen",
+ "vergen-gitcl",
 ]
 
 [[package]]
@@ -9760,6 +9763,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "windows-sys 0.48.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "ntapi"
+version = "0.4.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "e8a3895c6391c39d7fe7ebc444a87eb2991b2a0bc718fdabd071eec617fc68e4"
+dependencies = [
+ "winapi",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "nu-ansi-term"
 version = "0.46.0"
@@ -14230,6 +14242,20 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 2.0.77",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "sysinfo"
+version = "0.31.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "355dbe4f8799b304b05e1b0f05fc59b2a18d36645cf169607da45bde2f69a1be"
+dependencies = [
+ "core-foundation-sys",
+ "libc",
+ "memchr",
+ "ntapi",
+ "rayon",
+ "windows 0.57.0",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "system-configuration"
 version = "0.5.1"
@@ -15618,6 +15644,48 @@ version = "0.2.15"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "accd4ea62f7bb7a82fe23066fb0957d48ef677f6eeb8215f372f52e48bb32426"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "vergen"
+version = "9.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "349ed9e45296a581f455bc18039878f409992999bc1d5da12a6800eb18c8752f"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "cargo_metadata",
+ "derive_builder",
+ "regex",
+ "rustc_version 0.4.1",
+ "rustversion",
+ "sysinfo",
+ "time",
+ "vergen-lib",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "vergen-gitcl"
+version = "1.0.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2a3a7f91caabecefc3c249fd864b11d4abe315c166fbdb568964421bccfd2b7a"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "derive_builder",
+ "rustversion",
+ "time",
+ "vergen",
+ "vergen-lib",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "vergen-lib"
+version = "0.1.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "229eaddb0050920816cf051e619affaf18caa3dd512de8de5839ccbc8e53abb0"
+dependencies = [
+ "anyhow",
+ "derive_builder",
+ "rustversion",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "verify_db_balances"
 version = "1.0.0-alpha.19"
diff --git a/bin/katana/src/cli/mod.rs b/bin/katana/src/cli/mod.rs
index 59dc1df351..90041a21a0 100644
--- a/bin/katana/src/cli/mod.rs
+++ b/bin/katana/src/cli/mod.rs
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ mod node;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::{Args, CommandFactory, Parser, Subcommand};
 use clap_complete::Shell;
+use katana_node::version::VERSION;
 
 #[derive(Parser)]
-#[command(name = "katana", author, version, about, long_about = None)]
+#[command(name = "katana", author, version = VERSION, about, long_about = None)]
 pub struct Cli {
     #[command(subcommand)]
     commands: Option<Commands>,
diff --git a/crates/katana/node/Cargo.toml b/crates/katana/node/Cargo.toml
index 829ff305fe..fd55d0f9c7 100644
--- a/crates/katana/node/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/katana/node/Cargo.toml
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ tracing.workspace = true
 
 strum.workspace = true
 strum_macros.workspace = true
+const_format = "0.2.33"
+
+[build-dependencies]
+vergen = { version = "9.0.0", features = [ "build", "cargo", "emit_and_set" ] }
+vergen-gitcl = { version = "1.0.0", features = [ "build", "cargo", "rustc", "si" ] }
 
 [features]
 starknet-messaging = [ "katana-core/starknet-messaging" ]
diff --git a/crates/katana/node/build.rs b/crates/katana/node/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01afc6698e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/katana/node/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+use std::env;
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use vergen::{BuildBuilder, Emitter};
+use vergen_gitcl::GitclBuilder;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn Error>> {
+    let build = BuildBuilder::default().build_timestamp(true).build()?;
+    let gitcl =
+        GitclBuilder::default().describe(true, false, None).dirty(true).sha(true).build()?;
+
+    // Emit the instructions
+    Emitter::default().add_instructions(&build)?.add_instructions(&gitcl)?.emit_and_set()?;
+
+    let sha = env::var("VERGEN_GIT_SHA")?;
+    let is_dirty = env::var("VERGEN_GIT_DIRTY")? == "true";
+
+    // > git describe --always --tags
+    // if not on a tag: v0.2.0-beta.3-82-g1939939b
+    // if on a tag: v0.2.0-beta.3
+    let not_on_tag = env::var("VERGEN_GIT_DESCRIBE")?.ends_with(&format!("-g{sha}"));
+    let is_dev = is_dirty || not_on_tag;
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=DEV_BUILD_SUFFIX={}", if is_dev { "-dev" } else { "" });
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/crates/katana/node/src/lib.rs b/crates/katana/node/src/lib.rs
index 69893957b7..9e26ecb01d 100644
--- a/crates/katana/node/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/katana/node/src/lib.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 pub mod config;
 pub mod exit;
+pub mod version;
 
 use std::future::IntoFuture;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
diff --git a/crates/katana/node/src/version.rs b/crates/katana/node/src/version.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9905386731
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/katana/node/src/version.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+/// The latest version from Cargo.toml.
+pub const CARGO_PKG_VERSION: &str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
+
+/// The SHA of the latest commit.
+pub const VERGEN_GIT_SHA: &str = env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA");
+
+// > 1.0.0-alpha.19 (77d4800)
+// > if on dev (ie dirty):  1.0.0-alpha.19-dev (77d4800)
+pub const VERSION: &str = const_format::concatcp!(
+    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+    env!("DEV_BUILD_SUFFIX"),
+    " (",
+    VERGEN_GIT_SHA,
+    ")"
+);