diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e7d52b2f..3880bb92 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,10 +2,6 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.1)
 
 project(nheko CXX)
 
-set(nheko_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
-set(nheko_VERSION_MINOR 1)
-set(nheko_VERSION_PATCH 0)
-
 find_package(Qt5Widgets REQUIRED)
 find_package(Qt5Network REQUIRED)
 
@@ -16,6 +12,41 @@ set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
 
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 
+IF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    SET(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Debug" CACHE STRING
+        "Choose the type of build, options are: None Debug Release RelWithDebInfo MinSizeRel."
+        FORCE)
+    MESSAGE("Setting build type to '${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}'")
+ELSE(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+    MESSAGE("Build type set to '${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}'")
+ENDIF(NOT CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE)
+
+IF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+    SET(PATCH_OUT "0")
+ELSE("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+    FIND_PROGRAM(GIT git)
+    IF(GIT)
+        EXECUTE_PROCESS(
+            WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+            COMMAND ${GIT} rev-parse --short HEAD
+            OUTPUT_VARIABLE GIT_OUT OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+        )
+        SET(PATCH_OUT "0-git${GIT_OUT}")
+    ELSE(GIT)
+        SET(PATCH_OUT "0")
+    ENDIF(GIT)
+ENDIF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
+
+SET(PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH ${PATCH_OUT})
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR "0")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "1")
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH ${PROJECT_VERSION_PATCH})
+SET(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH})
+SET(PROJECT_VERSION_MAJOR ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR})
+SET(PROJECT_VERSION ${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION})
+
+MESSAGE(STATUS "Version: ${PROJECT_VERSION}")
+
 set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS
     "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS} \
     -std=gnu++11 \
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d42d768b..fc3cb5cf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ build:
 	@cmake -H. -Bbuild
 	@make -C build
 
+release:
+	@cmake -H. -Bbuild -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
+	@make -C build
+
 clean:
 	rm -rf build