diff --git a/cmd/build_info.go b/cmd/build_info.go
index 08425f4..f94e1db 100644
--- a/cmd/build_info.go
+++ b/cmd/build_info.go
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	version = "dev"
-	commit  = "none"
+	version    = "dev"
+	commit     = "none"
+	sdkVersion = ""
 )
 
 // includes a leading newline to make it easy to read the ascii art here in the source
@@ -20,17 +21,36 @@ const versionHeader = `
 `
 
 func init() {
-	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok && version == "dev" {
-		if info.Main.Version != "" && info.Main.Version != "(devel)" {
-			version = strings.TrimPrefix(info.Main.Version, "v")
+	if info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo(); ok {
+		if version == "dev" {
+			if info.Main.Version != "" && info.Main.Version != "(devel)" {
+				version = info.Main.Version
+			}
+			for _, s := range info.Settings {
+				if s.Key == "vcs.revision" && len(s.Value) >= 7 {
+					commit = s.Value[:7]
+					break
+				}
+			}
 		}
-		for _, s := range info.Settings {
-			if s.Key == "vcs.revision" && len(s.Value) >= 7 {
-				commit = s.Value[:7]
+		for _, dep := range info.Deps {
+			if dep.Path == "github.com/loops-so/loops-go" {
+				sdkVersion = dep.Version
 				break
 			}
 		}
 	}
 	header := strings.TrimPrefix(versionHeader, "\n")
-	rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(header + "\n{{with .Name}}{{printf \"%s \" .}}{{end}}{{printf \"version %s\" .Version}}\n")
+	parts := []string{}
+	if commit != "" && commit != "none" {
+		parts = append(parts, "git "+commit)
+	}
+	if sdkVersion != "" {
+		parts = append(parts, "sdk "+sdkVersion)
+	}
+	suffix := ""
+	if len(parts) > 0 {
+		suffix = " (" + strings.Join(parts, ", ") + ")"
+	}
+	rootCmd.SetVersionTemplate(header + "\n{{with .Name}}{{printf \"%s \" .}}{{end}}{{printf \"version %s\" .Version}}" + suffix + "\n")
 }
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 39fe8cf..d908833 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ func Execute() {
 		context.Background(),
 		rootCmd,
 		fang.WithVersion(version),
-		fang.WithCommit(commit),
 		fang.WithErrorHandler(jsonAwareErrorHandler),
 	)
 
diff --git a/install.ps1 b/install.ps1
index 25bea4c..39a4464 100644
--- a/install.ps1
+++ b/install.ps1
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ $checksumsName = "${ProjName}_${versionNoV}_checksums.txt"
 $downloadUrl = "$GHAssetsUrl/$release/$archiveName"
 $checksumsUrl = "$GHAssetsUrl/$release/$checksumsName"
 
-Write-Host "Installing $ProjName $release for windows/$Arch..."
+Write-Host "Installing $ProjName $release for windows/$Arch... " -NoNewline
 
 $tmpDir = Join-Path $env:TEMP ([System.IO.Path]::GetRandomFileName())
 New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $tmpDir | Out-Null
@@ -80,4 +80,8 @@ try {
 }
 
 Write-Host "Done!"
+Write-Host "✓ " -ForegroundColor Green -NoNewline
 Write-Host "Installed to $InstallDir\$BinName"
+& "$InstallDir\$BinName" --version
+Write-Host ""
+Write-Host 'Try `loops --help` to get started.' -ForegroundColor DarkGray
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index c75145d..14f69c9 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -244,7 +244,10 @@ execute() {
   rm -rf "$TMPDIR"
 }
 
-echo "Installing ${PROJ_NAME} $GH_RELEASE for $OS $ARCH... "
+printf "Installing %s %s for %s %s... " "$PROJ_NAME" "$GH_RELEASE" "$OS" "$ARCH"
 execute
 echo "Done!"
-echo "Installed to ${INSTALL_DIR}/${SHORT_BIN_NAME}"
+printf '\033[32m✓\033[0m Installed to %s\n' "${INSTALL_DIR}/${SHORT_BIN_NAME}"
+"${INSTALL_DIR}/${SHORT_BIN_NAME}" --version
+echo ""
+printf '\033[2mTry `%s --help` to get started.\033[0m\n' "$SHORT_BIN_NAME"