diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
index 004788b9..66b0c74e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.cpp
@@ -17,7 +17,18 @@
 #include <sstream>
 
 APICALL const char* __hyprland_api_get_hash() {
-    return GIT_COMMIT_HASH;
+    static auto stripPatch = [](const char* ver) -> std::string {
+        std::string_view v = ver;
+        if (!v.contains('.'))
+            return std::string{v};
+
+        return std::string{v.substr(0, v.find_last_of('.'))};
+    };
+
+    static const std::string ver = (std::string{GIT_COMMIT_HASH} + "_aq_" + stripPatch(AQUAMARINE_VERSION) + "_hu_" + stripPatch(HYPRUTILS_VERSION) + "_hg_" +
+                                    stripPatch(HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION) + "_hc_" + stripPatch(HYPRCURSOR_VERSION) + "_hlg_" + stripPatch(HYPRLANG_VERSION));
+
+    return ver.c_str();
 }
 
 APICALL SP<HOOK_CALLBACK_FN> HyprlandAPI::registerCallbackDynamic(HANDLE handle, const std::string& event, HOOK_CALLBACK_FN fn) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
index ee55655a..c88fe586 100644
--- a/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
+++ b/src/plugins/PluginAPI.hpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ Feel like the API is missing something you'd like to use in your plugin? Open an
 #include <any>
 #include <functional>
 #include <string>
+#include <string_view>
 #include <hyprlang.hpp>
 
 using PLUGIN_DESCRIPTION_INFO = struct {
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ namespace HyprlandAPI {
 
 // NOLINTBEGIN
 /*
-    Get the hash this plugin/server was compiled with.
+    Get the descriptive string this plugin/server was compiled with.
 
     This function will end up in both hyprland and any/all plugins,
     and can be found by a simple dlsym()
@@ -319,7 +320,18 @@ namespace HyprlandAPI {
 */
 APICALL EXPORT const char*        __hyprland_api_get_hash();
 APICALL inline EXPORT const char* __hyprland_api_get_client_hash() {
-    return GIT_COMMIT_HASH;
+    static auto stripPatch = [](const char* ver) -> std::string {
+        std::string_view v = ver;
+        if (!v.contains('.'))
+            return std::string{v};
+
+        return std::string{v.substr(0, v.find_last_of('.'))};
+    };
+
+    static const std::string ver = (std::string{GIT_COMMIT_HASH} + "_aq_" + stripPatch(AQUAMARINE_VERSION) + "_hu_" + stripPatch(HYPRUTILS_VERSION) + "_hg_" +
+                                    stripPatch(HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION) + "_hc_" + stripPatch(HYPRCURSOR_VERSION) + "_hlg_" + stripPatch(HYPRLANG_VERSION));
+
+    return ver.c_str();
 }
 // NOLINTEND
 
diff --git a/src/version.h.in b/src/version.h.in
index a77b2468..862e8778 100644
--- a/src/version.h.in
+++ b/src/version.h.in
@@ -6,3 +6,23 @@
 #define GIT_DIRTY          "@DIRTY@"
 #define GIT_TAG            "@TAG@"
 #define GIT_COMMITS        "@COMMITS@"
+
+#ifndef HYPRCURSOR_VERSION
+#define HYPRCURSOR_VERSION "@HYPRCURSOR_VERSION@"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION
+#define HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION "@HYPRGRAPHICS_VERSION@"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HYPRLANG_VERSION
+#define HYPRLANG_VERSION "@HYPRLANG_VERSION@"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef HYPRUTILS_VERSION
+#define HYPRUTILS_VERSION "@HYPRUTILS_VERSION@"
+#endif
+
+#ifndef AQUAMARINE_VERSION
+#define AQUAMARINE_VERSION "@AQUAMARINE_VERSION@"
+#endif