diff --git a/hooks/pre_build b/hooks/pre_build
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..8c914a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hooks/pre_build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+version=$(git describe HEAD --abbrev=4)
+
+cat << EOF > puppetboard/version.py
+#
+# Puppetboard version module
+#
+__version__ = '${version}'
+EOF
+