diff --git a/config/initializers/version.rb b/config/initializers/version.rb
index 19139a4a..94f54a37 100644
--- a/config/initializers/version.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/version.rb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-METAMAPS_VERSION = '2.9.0'.freeze
-METAMAPS_LAST_UPDATED = 'Sept 1, 2016'.freeze
+METAMAPS_VERSION = "2 build `git log -1 --pretty=%H`".freeze
+METAMAPS_LAST_UPDATED = `git log -1 --pretty='%ad' --date=format:'%b %d, %Y'`.freeze