diff --git a/docker-mender-convert b/docker-mender-convert
index 74fa3c2..af18a95 100755
--- a/docker-mender-convert
+++ b/docker-mender-convert
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 set -e
 
+. modules/git.sh
+
 IMAGE_NAME=${IMAGE_NAME:-mender-convert}
 
 MENDER_CONVERT_DIR="$(pwd)"
 
+#Pass in version in-case we are added as a git submodule
+MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION=$(git_mender_convert_version)
+
 docker run \
   --rm \
   -v $MENDER_CONVERT_DIR:/mender-convert \
@@ -28,4 +33,5 @@ docker run \
   -v /dev:/dev \
   -v /lib/modules:/lib/modules:ro \
   --env MENDER_ARTIFACT_NAME=${MENDER_ARTIFACT_NAME} \
+  --env MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION=${MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION} \
   $IMAGE_NAME "$@"
diff --git a/mender-convert b/mender-convert
index 9ebc885..2d438f8 100755
--- a/mender-convert
+++ b/mender-convert
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 #  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 #  limitations under the License.
 
-MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION=$(git describe --tags --dirty --exact-match 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-
 function show_help() {
   cat << EOF
 mender-convert
@@ -60,6 +58,12 @@ function trap_term() {
 trap trap_term INT TERM
 trap trap_exit EXIT
 
+source modules/git.sh
+
+if [ -z "$MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION" ];then
+  MENDER_CONVERT_VERSION=$(git_mender_convert_version)
+fi
+
 # We only handle a selection of the arguments here, the rest are passed on
 # to the sub-scripts.
 while (("$#")); do
diff --git a/modules/git.sh b/modules/git.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..289e6b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/git.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Copyright 2019 Northern.tech AS
+#
+#  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+#  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+#  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+
+
+# Print the mender convert version
+#
+git_mender_convert_version() {
+  git describe --tags --dirty --exact-match 2>/dev/null || git rev-parse --short HEAD
+}