diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 340c8ea2..77f0a5f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -85,7 +85,10 @@ $(SETUP_ENVTEST):
 
 .PHONY: operator
 operator:
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -o bin/aks-operator main.go
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -ldflags \
+            "-X github.com/rancher/aks-operator/pkg/version.GitCommit=$(GIT_COMMIT) \
+             -X github.com/rancher/aks-operator/pkg/version.Version=$(TAG)" \
+        -o bin/aks-operator .
 
 .PHONY: generate-go
 generate-go: $(MOCKGEN)
@@ -139,7 +142,7 @@ buildx-machine: ## create rancher dockerbuildx machine targeting platform define
 .PHONY: image-build
 image-build: buildx-machine ## build (and load) the container image targeting the current platform.
 	docker buildx build -f package/Dockerfile \
-    --builder $(MACHINE) --build-arg VERSION=$(TAG) \
+    --builder $(MACHINE) --build-arg COMMIT=$(GIT_COMMIT) --build-arg VERSION=$(TAG) \
     -t "$(IMAGE)" $(BUILD_ACTION) .
 	@echo "Built $(IMAGE)"
 
diff --git a/package/Dockerfile b/package/Dockerfile
index 89cf3061..ab3b104e 100644
--- a/package/Dockerfile
+++ b/package/Dockerfile
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@ COPY ./main.go ./main.go
 COPY --from=xx / /
 
 ARG TARGETPLATFORM
+ARG COMMIT
+ARG VERSION
 ENV CGO_ENABLED=0
-RUN xx-go build -o /aks-operator && xx-verify /aks-operator
+RUN xx-go build -ldflags \
+           "-X github.com/rancher/aks-operator/pkg/version.GitCommit=${COMMIT} \
+            -X github.com/rancher/aks-operator/pkg/version.Version=${VERSION}" \
+       -o /aks-operator && \
+       xx-verify /aks-operator
 
 FROM registry.suse.com/bci/bci-micro:15.6
 COPY --from=base /etc/passwd /etc/passwd