diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53d773c28d..9468f6f314 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@
     "cov:e2e:full:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/e2e/lcov.info -F e2e-full",
     "cov:e2e:stable:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/e2e/lcov.info -F e2e-stable",
     "cov:unit:publish": "codecov --disable=gcov -f ./coverage/unit/lcov.info -F unit",
-    "prepare": "npm run build:prod && npx tsc"
+    "prepare": "npm run build:prod && npx tsc",
+    "preinstall": "git rev-parse HEAD >> version.info; git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD >> version.info"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",