diff --git a/cmake/Comptime.cmake b/cmake/Comptime.cmake
index f50faf933..8388aed9e 100644
--- a/cmake/Comptime.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Comptime.cmake
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@ include(GitUtilities)
 git_current_branch(SRB2_COMP_BRANCH)
 git_working_tree_dirty(SRB2_COMP_UNCOMMITTED)
 
-git_summary(revision)
-string(REGEX REPLACE "([\"\\])" "\\\\\\1" SRB2_COMP_REVISION "${revision}")
+git_latest_commit(SRB2_COMP_REVISION)
+git_subject(subject)
+string(REGEX REPLACE "([\"\\])" "\\\\\\1" SRB2_COMP_NOTE "${subject}")
 
 if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
 	set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE None)
diff --git a/cmake/Modules/GitUtilities.cmake b/cmake/Modules/GitUtilities.cmake
index bddc552a6..586c7b433 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/GitUtilities.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/GitUtilities.cmake
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ function(git_working_tree_dirty variable)
 	endif()
 endfunction()
 
-function(git_summary variable)
-	_git_easy_command(log -1 "--format=%h %s")
+function(git_subject variable)
+	_git_easy_command(log -1 --format=%s)
 endfunction()
 
 function(get_git_dir variable)
diff --git a/src/comptime.c b/src/comptime.c
index 74b810062..386b53f46 100644
--- a/src/comptime.c
+++ b/src/comptime.c
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 const char *compbranch = SRB2_COMP_BRANCH;
 const char *comprevision = SRB2_COMP_REVISION;
+const char *compnote = SRB2_COMP_NOTE;
 const char *comptype = CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE;
 const int compoptimized = SRB2_COMP_OPTIMIZED;
 
diff --git a/src/config.h.in b/src/config.h.in
index 77a205a74..bf79b61ad 100644
--- a/src/config.h.in
+++ b/src/config.h.in
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #define SRB2_COMP_REVISION       "${SRB2_COMP_REVISION}"
 #define SRB2_COMP_BRANCH         "${SRB2_COMP_BRANCH}"
+#define SRB2_COMP_NOTE           "${SRB2_COMP_NOTE}"
 // This is done with configure_file instead of defines in order to avoid
 // recompiling the whole target whenever the working directory state changes
 #cmakedefine SRB2_COMP_UNCOMMITTED
diff --git a/src/d_netcmd.c b/src/d_netcmd.c
index 97b71478e..7529a5e94 100644
--- a/src/d_netcmd.c
+++ b/src/d_netcmd.c
@@ -4772,7 +4772,7 @@ static void Command_ListDoomednums_f(void)
 static void Command_Version_f(void)
 {
 #ifdef DEVELOP
-	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s %s (%s %s)\n", compbranch, comprevision, compdate, comptime);
+	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s %s %s (%s %s)\n", compbranch, comprevision, compnote, compdate, comptime);
 #else
 	CONS_Printf("Ring Racers %s (%s %s %s %s) ", VERSIONSTRING, compdate, comptime, comprevision, compbranch);
 #endif
diff --git a/src/doomdef.h b/src/doomdef.h
index 3a1e11b44..ffffd59d5 100644
--- a/src/doomdef.h
+++ b/src/doomdef.h
@@ -668,6 +668,7 @@ extern const char
 	*comptime,
 	*comprevision,
 	*compbranch,
+	*compnote,
 	*comptype;
 extern int
 	compuncommitted,
diff --git a/src/f_finale.c b/src/f_finale.c
index 36ca452f9..54a7bbb3b 100644
--- a/src/f_finale.c
+++ b/src/f_finale.c
@@ -1913,7 +1913,7 @@ void F_VersionDrawer(void)
 		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_REDMAP, "Netgame host for testers");
 		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, va("%s", compdate));
 #elif defined(DEVELOP)
-		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, comprevision);
+		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, va("%s %s", comprevision, compnote));
 		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, compbranch);
 #else // Regular build
 		addtext(V_ALLOWLOWERCASE|V_TRANSLUCENT, va("%s", VERSIONSTRING));