diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b188120e..3a0805cd 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,14 +13,19 @@ enable_testing()
 # Load TRIQS, including all predefined variables from TRIQS installation
 find_package(TRIQS REQUIRED)
 
-if (NOT ${TRIQS_WITH_PYTHON_SUPPORT})
- MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "dft_tools require Python support in TRIQS")
-endif()
-
 # Check that versions are compatible
 if(NOT DFT_TOOLS_VERSION EQUAL TRIQS_VERSION)
   message(FATAL_ERROR "The application version is not compatible with the TRIQS library (TRIQS library version: ${TRIQS_VERSION} while this application version: ${DFT_TOOLS_VERSION})")
 endif()
+if (NOT ${TRIQS_WITH_PYTHON_SUPPORT})
+ MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "dft_tools require Python support in TRIQS")
+endif()
+
+# Get hash
+triqs_get_git_hash(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR} "DFT_TOOLS")
+if(${GIT_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
+  message(STATUS "Hash: ${DFT_TOOLS_GIT_HASH}")
+endif(${GIT_RESULT} EQUAL 0)
 
 # We want to be installed in the TRIQS tree
 set(CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX ${TRIQS_PATH})
diff --git a/python/version.py.in b/python/version.py.in
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..736d90d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/version.py.in
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+################################################################################
+#
+# TRIQS: a Toolbox for Research in Interacting Quantum Systems
+#
+# Copyright (C) 2011 by M. Aichhorn, L. Pourovskii, V. Vildosola
+#
+# TRIQS is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the
+# terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
+# Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later
+# version.
+#
+# TRIQS is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY
+# WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
+# FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
+# details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+# TRIQS. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+################################################################################
+
+version = "@DFT_TOOLS_VERSION@"
+triqs_hash = "@TRIQS_GIT_HASH@"
+cthyb_hash = "@CTHYB_GIT_HASH@"
+
+def show_version():
+  print "\nYou are using the dft_tools version %s\n"%version
+
+def show_git_hash():
+  print "\nYou are using the dft_tools git hash %s based on triqs git hash %s\n"%(cthyb_hash, triqs_hash)