diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 2412e681..7b393038 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -28,25 +28,39 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 23)
 add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -Wno-unused-value
                     -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-narrowing)
 
-# get git commit
-execute_process(
-  OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHORT_HASH
-  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-  COMMAND git rev-parse --short HEAD
-)
-
-# get git commit of v$VERSION
-execute_process(
-  OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG_SHORT_HASH
-  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
-  WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
-  COMMAND git rev-parse --short v${VERSION}
-)
+
+
 
 add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_VERSION="${VERSION}")
-add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_COMMIT="${GIT_SHORT_HASH}")
-add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT="${GIT_TAG_SHORT_HASH}")
+
+if (DEFINED HYPRLOCK_COMMIT)
+  add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_COMMIT="${HYPRLOCK_COMMIT}")
+else()
+   # get git commit
+  execute_process(
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_SHORT_HASH
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    COMMAND git rev-parse --short HEAD
+  )
+  add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_COMMIT="${GIT_SHORT_HASH}")
+endif()
+
+if (DEFINED HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT)
+  add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT="${HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT}")
+else()
+  # get git commit of v$VERSION
+  execute_process(
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_TAG_SHORT_HASH
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    COMMAND git rev-parse --short v${VERSION}
+  )
+  add_compile_definitions(HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT="${GIT_TAG_SHORT_HASH}")
+endif()
+
+message(STATUS "VERSION COMMIT: ${HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT}")
+message(STATUS "COMMIT: ${HYPRLOCK_COMMIT}")
 
 # position independent build: __FILE__
 add_compile_options(-fmacro-prefix-map=${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/=)
diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index 670fed4f..ce727e24 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   cmakeFlags = lib.mapAttrsToList lib.cmakeFeature {
     HYPRLOCK_COMMIT = shortRev;
-    HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT = shortRev;
+    HYPRLOCK_VERSION_COMMIT = ""; # Intentionally left empty (hyprlock --version will always print the commit)
   };
 
   meta = {