diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 850246c..7b8f6d9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 BIN_NAME = "hmdeploy"
+BIN_INSTALL = $(shell whereis $(BIN_NAME) | cut -d ' ' -f2 | xargs rm -f)
 
 run: lint
 	@go run main.go
 
 build: lint
 	@echo "building binary..."
-	@go build -o $(BIN_NAME) main.go && echo "$(BIN_NAME) built"
+	@go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=0.1.0" -o $(BIN_NAME) main.go && echo "$(BIN_NAME) built"
 
-install:
-	@$(shell whereis $(BIN_NAME) | cut -d ' ' -f2 | xargs rm -f)
-	@go install
+install: build
+	@mv $(BIN_NAME) $(GOPATH)/bin/hmdeploy
 	@echo "program installed: $(GOPATH)/bin/hmdeploy"
 
 lint:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 21e1e03..5acbcd7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,10 +124,14 @@ Usage of hmdeploy:
         show debug logs
   -destroy
         delete the deployed project
+  -details
+        extract swarm details and return
   -no-nginx
         no Nginx deployment
   -path string
         define the .homeserver project root dir (default ".")
+  -version
+        extract swarm details and return
 		
 # if your are in the project dir with a `.homeserver`
 # you can then launch the program directly
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index f2b190d..1eef239 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ const (
 	MaxDeployers int = 2
 )
 
+var Version string
+
 var HOME_PATH = os.Getenv("HOME")
 
 var (
@@ -343,6 +345,7 @@ func main() { //nolint: funlen //TODO: to reduce
 	noNginx := flag.Bool("no-nginx", false, "no Nginx deployment")
 	debug := flag.Bool("debug", false, "show debug logs")
 	details := flag.Bool("details", false, "extract swarm details and return")
+	version := flag.Bool("version", false, "extract swarm details and return")
 	confirm := flag.Bool(
 		"confirm",
 		false,
@@ -350,6 +353,11 @@ func main() { //nolint: funlen //TODO: to reduce
 	)
 	flag.Parse()
 
+	if *version {
+		fmt.Println("hmdeploy version: v" + Version)
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	initLogger(*debug)
 
 	hmmap, err := loadHMMap()