diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 53018830615..ab97eacc9d2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -89,12 +89,18 @@ prereq: $(target/stamp-prereq) tmp/.prereq_packages
 checksum: FORCE
 	$(call sha256sums,$(BIN_DIR),$(CONFIG_BUILDBOT))
 
+buildversion: FORCE
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/getver.sh > $(BIN_DIR)/version.buildinfo
+
+feedsversion: FORCE
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/feeds list -fs > $(BIN_DIR)/feeds.buildinfo
+
 diffconfig: FORCE
 	mkdir -p $(BIN_DIR)
-	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/diffconfig.sh > $(BIN_DIR)/config.seed
+	$(SCRIPT_DIR)/diffconfig.sh > $(BIN_DIR)/config.buildinfo
 
 prepare: .config $(tools/stamp-compile) $(toolchain/stamp-compile)
-	$(_SINGLE)$(SUBMAKE) -r diffconfig
+	$(_SINGLE)$(SUBMAKE) -r diffconfig buildversion feedsversion
 
 world: prepare $(target/stamp-compile) $(package/stamp-compile) $(package/stamp-install) $(target/stamp-install) FORCE
 	$(_SINGLE)$(SUBMAKE) -r package/index
diff --git a/config/Config-build.in b/config/Config-build.in
index fe916e22eab..35341833e35 100644
--- a/config/Config-build.in
+++ b/config/Config-build.in
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ menu "Global build settings"
 		bool "Include build configuration in firmware" if DEVEL
 		default n
 		help
-		  If enabled, config.seed will be stored in /etc/build.config of firmware.
+		  If enabled, config.buildinfo will be stored in /etc/build.config of firmware.
 
 	config COLLECT_KERNEL_DEBUG
 		bool
diff --git a/package/base-files/Makefile b/package/base-files/Makefile
index 49254a36804..f105d2cd276 100644
--- a/package/base-files/Makefile
+++ b/package/base-files/Makefile
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ define Package/base-files/install
 
 	$(if $(CONFIG_INCLUDE_CONFIG), \
 		echo -e "# Build configuration for board $(BOARD)/$(SUBTARGET)/$(PROFILE)\n" >$(1)/etc/build.config; \
-		cat $(BIN_DIR)/config.seed >>$(1)/etc/build.config)
+		cat $(BIN_DIR)/config.buildinfo >>$(1)/etc/build.config)
 
 	$(if $(CONFIG_CLEAN_IPKG),, \
 		mkdir -p $(1)/etc/opkg; \