diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 145e4ba91..5134babf8 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ before_install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
 
 script:
+  - export VERSION=`echo "$(git tag -l --points-at HEAD)"`
   - mkdir build && cd build
-  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then cmake -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc-7 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++-7 ..; fi
+  - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "linux" ]]; then cmake -DMM_VERSION="$VERSION" -DCMAKE_C_COMPILER=/usr/bin/gcc-7 -DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=/usr/bin/g++-7 ..; fi
   - if [[ "$TRAVIS_OS_NAME" == "osx" ]]; then cmake ..; fi
   - cmake --build . --target marketmaker-mainnet
   - cmake --build . --target marketmaker-testnet
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index a909db77a..c227d9031 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ artifacts:
     name: marketmaker-mainnet
 
 deploy:
-  release: marketmaker-v$(appveyor_build_version)
+  release: v$(appveyor_build_version)
   provider: GitHub
   auth_token:
     secure: iabzoz73JgtOIyE/Nmz4a4XefmK+7pIeup+1Hunj4hGKrdfesFN+176DMApgfu8t
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/CMakeLists.txt b/iguana/exchanges/CMakeLists.txt
index 793aeb5a4..011e4cd37 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ target_link_libraries(marketmaker-mainnet ${MM_LIBS} etomiclib-mainnet)
 if(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} STREQUAL "Linux")
 target_link_libraries(marketmaker-mainnet -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
 target_link_libraries(marketmaker-testnet -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++)
-endif()
\ No newline at end of file
+endif()
+if(NOT DEFINED MM_VERSION)
+    SET(MM_VERSION UNKNOWN)
+endif()
+target_compile_definitions(marketmaker-mainnet PRIVATE -DMM_VERSION="${MM_VERSION}")
+target_compile_definitions(marketmaker-testnet PRIVATE -DMM_VERSION="${MM_VERSION}")
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
index d715efc8c..55d74e87a 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/LP_nativeDEX.c
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 // there is an issue about waiting for notarization for a swap that never starts (expiration ok)
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#ifndef MM_VERSION
+#define MM_VERSION "UNKNOWN"
+#endif
 
 long LP_cjson_allocated,LP_cjson_total,LP_cjson_count;
 
@@ -1290,8 +1293,7 @@ extern int32_t bitcoind_RPC_inittime;
 
 void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybusport,char *passphrase,int32_t amclient,char *userhome,cJSON *argjson)
 {
-    char *myipaddr=0,version[64]; long filesize,n; int32_t valid,timeout; struct LP_peerinfo *mypeer=0; char pushaddr[128],subaddr[128],bindaddr[128],*coins_str=0; cJSON *coinsjson=0; void *ctx = bitcoin_ctx();
-    sprintf(version,"Marketmaker %s.%s %s rsize.%ld",LP_MAJOR_VERSION,LP_MINOR_VERSION,LP_BUILD_NUMBER,sizeof(struct basilisk_request));
+    char *myipaddr=0; long filesize,n; int32_t valid,timeout; struct LP_peerinfo *mypeer=0; char pushaddr[128],subaddr[128],bindaddr[128],*coins_str=0; cJSON *coinsjson=0; void *ctx = bitcoin_ctx();
     bitcoind_RPC_inittime = 1;
     if ( LP_MAXPRICEINFOS > 256 )
     {
@@ -1299,7 +1301,7 @@ void LPinit(uint16_t myport,uint16_t mypullport,uint16_t mypubport,uint16_t mybu
         exit(-1);
     }
     LP_showwif = juint(argjson,"wif");
-    printf("showwif.%d %s %u\n",LP_showwif,version,calc_crc32(0,version,(int32_t)strlen(version)));
+    printf("showwif.%d version: %s %u\n",LP_showwif,MM_VERSION,calc_crc32(0,MM_VERSION,(int32_t)strlen(MM_VERSION)));
     if ( passphrase == 0 || passphrase[0] == 0 )
     {
         printf("jeezy says we cant use the nullstring as passphrase and I agree\n");
diff --git a/iguana/exchanges/mm.c b/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
index c35046538..f83b6c2a2 100644
--- a/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
+++ b/iguana/exchanges/mm.c
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
 {
     char dirname[512]; double incr; cJSON *retjson;
     OS_init();
+    printf("BarterDEX Marketmaker %s \n",MM_VERSION);
     if ( strstr(argv[0],"btc2kmd") != 0 && argv[1] != 0 )
     {
         bits256 privkey,checkkey; uint8_t tmptype; char kmdwif[64],str[65],str2[65],*retstr;
diff --git a/marketmaker_build_etomic.cmd b/marketmaker_build_etomic.cmd
index ed76db72c..cd0d5bbd0 100644
--- a/marketmaker_build_etomic.cmd
+++ b/marketmaker_build_etomic.cmd
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ call scripts\install_deps.bat
 cd ..
 mkdir build_win64_release
 cd build_win64_release
-cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64"
+cmake .. -G "Visual Studio 14 2015 Win64" -DMM_VERSION="%APPVEYOR_BUILD_VERSION%"
 
 rem Steps before build:
 rem