diff --git a/lib/python/qmk/commands.py b/lib/python/qmk/commands.py
index ba225bf55..529c41c0c 100644
--- a/lib/python/qmk/commands.py
+++ b/lib/python/qmk/commands.py
@@ -7,12 +7,15 @@ import subprocess
 import shlex
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
+from time import strftime
 
 from milc import cli
 
 import qmk.keymap
 from qmk.constants import KEYBOARD_OUTPUT_PREFIX
 
+time_fmt = '%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S'
+
 
 def _find_make():
     """Returns the correct make command for this environment.
@@ -62,6 +65,39 @@ def create_make_command(keyboard, keymap, target=None, parallel=1, **env_vars):
     return [make_cmd, '-j', str(parallel), *env, ':'.join(make_args)]
 
 
+def get_git_version(repo_dir='.', check_dir='.'):
+    """Returns the current git version for a repo, or the current time.
+    """
+    git_describe_cmd = ['git', 'describe', '--abbrev=6', '--dirty', '--always', '--tags']
+
+    if Path(check_dir).exists():
+        git_describe = cli.run(git_describe_cmd, cwd=repo_dir)
+
+        if git_describe.returncode == 0:
+            return git_describe.stdout.strip()
+
+        else:
+            cli.args.warn(f'"{" ".join(git_describe_cmd)}" returned error code {git_describe.returncode}')
+            print(git_describe.stderr)
+            return strftime(time_fmt)
+
+    return strftime(time_fmt)
+
+
+def write_version_h(git_version, build_date, chibios_version, chibios_contrib_version):
+    """Generate and write quantum/version.h
+    """
+    version_h = [
+        f'#define QMK_VERSION "{git_version}"',
+        f'#define QMK_BUILD_DATE "{build_date}"',
+        f'#define CHIBIOS_VERSION "{chibios_version}"',
+        f'#define CHIBIOS_CONTRIB_VERSION "{chibios_contrib_version}"',
+    ]
+
+    version_h_file = Path('quantum/version.h')
+    version_h_file.write_text('\n'.join(version_h))
+
+
 def compile_configurator_json(user_keymap, parallel=1, **env_vars):
     """Convert a configurator export JSON file into a C file and then compile it.
 
@@ -92,23 +128,39 @@ def compile_configurator_json(user_keymap, parallel=1, **env_vars):
     keymap_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True, parents=True)
     keymap_c.write_text(c_text)
 
+    # Write the version.h file
+    git_version = get_git_version()
+    build_date = strftime('%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S')
+    chibios_version = get_git_version("lib/chibios", "lib/chibios/os")
+    chibios_contrib_version = get_git_version("lib/chibios-contrib", "lib/chibios-contrib/os")
+
+    write_version_h(git_version, build_date, chibios_version, chibios_contrib_version)
+
     # Return a command that can be run to make the keymap and flash if given
     verbose = 'true' if cli.config.general.verbose else 'false'
     color = 'true' if cli.config.general.color else 'false'
-    make_command = [
-        _find_make(),
+    make_command = [_find_make()]
+
+    if not cli.config.general.verbose:
+        make_command.append('-s')
+
+    make_command.extend([
         '-j',
         str(parallel),
         '-r',
         '-R',
         '-f',
         'build_keyboard.mk',
-    ]
+    ])
 
     for key, value in env_vars.items():
         make_command.append(f'{key}={value}')
 
     make_command.extend([
+        f'GIT_VERSION={git_version}',
+        f'BUILD_DATE={build_date}',
+        f'CHIBIOS_VERSION={chibios_version}',
+        f'CHIBIOS_CONTRIB_VERSION={chibios_contrib_version}',
         f'KEYBOARD={user_keymap["keyboard"]}',
         f'KEYMAP={user_keymap["keymap"]}',
         f'KEYBOARD_FILESAFE={keyboard_filesafe}',