diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 4375552d..83be980a 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ cover
 .tox
 src/theme/custom/**.less
 src/theme/custom/**.ico
-src/config.json
\ No newline at end of file
+src/config.json
+src/app/pages/template/about.html
diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 8f9505cf..be26f52e 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -114,6 +114,37 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
             ]
         },
 
+        /**
+         * grunt gitinfo
+         *
+         * Gets information about the current state of the source repository.
+         */
+        gitinfo: {
+            options: {
+                cwd: '.'
+            }
+        },
+
+        /**
+         * grunt template
+         *
+         * Interpolate variables into any templates we have defined.
+         */
+        template: {
+            'process-html-template': {
+                options: {
+                    data: {
+                        sha: '<%= gitinfo.local.branch.current.SHA %>'
+                    }
+                },
+                files: {
+                    'src/app/pages/template/about.html': [
+                        'src/app/pages/template/about.html.tpl'
+                    ]
+                }
+            }
+        },
+
         /**
          * grunt concat
          *
@@ -417,6 +448,12 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
          * when necessary.
          */
         watch: {
+            template: {
+                files: [
+                    dir.source + '/**/*.tpl'
+                ],
+                tasks: ['compile']
+            },
             concat: {
                 files: [
                     dir.source + '/app/**/module.js',
@@ -571,6 +608,8 @@ module.exports = function (grunt) {
      * Compiles all of our sources.
      */
     grunt.registerTask('compile', [
+        'gitinfo',
+        'template',
         'useminPrepare',
         'concat',
         'less',
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0d8fa917..acb1bf85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,11 +43,13 @@
     "grunt-contrib-watch": "0.6.1",
     "grunt-env": "0.4.1",
     "grunt-eslint": "7.0.1",
+    "grunt-gitinfo": "^0.1.7",
     "grunt-html2js": "0.2.9",
     "grunt-karma": "0.9.0",
     "grunt-open": "0.2.3",
     "grunt-protractor-runner": "1.1.4",
     "grunt-shell": "1.1.1",
+    "grunt-template": "^0.2.3",
     "grunt-usemin": "2.4.0",
     "grunt-webfont": "0.4.8",
     "karma": "0.12.23",
diff --git a/src/app/pages/template/about.html b/src/app/pages/template/about.html.tpl
similarity index 95%
rename from src/app/pages/template/about.html
rename to src/app/pages/template/about.html.tpl
index 213036a6..45cfd58e 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/template/about.html
+++ b/src/app/pages/template/about.html.tpl
@@ -58,12 +58,13 @@
 	        is not well served.  This system uses the best concepts
 	        from existing tools and goes beyond to support the needs
 	        of the OpenStack project.</p>
-        <p><a href="http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/storyboard/tree/README.rst"
+            <p><a href="http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack-infra/storyboard/tree/README.rst"
                target="_blank"
                class="btn btn-primary">
                 See project README
                 <i class="fa fa-chevron-right"></i>
-            </a>
+            </a></p>
+            <small><p class="text-muted">Webclient version: <%- sha %></p></small>
         </div>
         <div class="col-sm-4">
             <hr class="visible-xs"/>