diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2f8b07927e5..9b4ea87641d 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ PROJECT_NAME = $(PROJECT_NAME)/fabric
 else
 PROJECT_NAME = hyperledger/fabric
 endif
-IS_RELEASE = false
 EXPERIMENTAL ?= true
 
 BUILD_DIR ?= .build
@@ -65,12 +64,8 @@ ifeq ($(EXPERIMENTAL),true)
 GO_TAGS += experimental
 endif
 
-ifneq ($(IS_RELEASE),true)
-EXTRA_VERSION ?= snapshot-$(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-PROJECT_VERSION=$(BASE_VERSION)-$(EXTRA_VERSION)
-else
-PROJECT_VERSION=$(BASE_VERSION)
-endif
+EXTRA_VERSION ?= $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+PROJECT_VERSION=$(BASE_VERSION)-snapshot-$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 
 PKGNAME = github.com/$(PROJECT_NAME)
 CGO_FLAGS = CGO_CFLAGS=" "
@@ -78,7 +73,8 @@ ARCH=$(shell go env GOARCH)
 MARCH=$(shell go env GOOS)-$(shell go env GOARCH)
 
 # defined in common/metadata/metadata.go
-METADATA_VAR = Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+METADATA_VAR = Version=$(BASE_VERSION)
+METADATA_VAR += CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 METADATA_VAR += BaseVersion=$(BASEIMAGE_RELEASE)
 METADATA_VAR += BaseDockerLabel=$(BASE_DOCKER_LABEL)
 METADATA_VAR += DockerNamespace=$(DOCKER_NS)
@@ -163,16 +159,16 @@ orderer: $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/orderer
 orderer-docker: $(BUILD_DIR)/image/orderer/$(DUMMY)
 
 .PHONY: configtxgen
-configtxgen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+configtxgen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 configtxgen: $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/configtxgen
 
-configtxlator: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+configtxlator: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 configtxlator: $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/configtxlator
 
-cryptogen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+cryptogen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 cryptogen: $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/cryptogen
 
-idemixgen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+idemixgen: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 idemixgen: $(BUILD_DIR)/bin/idemixgen
 
 discover: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
@@ -334,7 +330,7 @@ release: $(patsubst %,release/%, $(MARCH))
 # builds release packages for all target platforms
 release-all: $(patsubst %,release/%, $(RELEASE_PLATFORMS))
 
-release/%: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.Version=$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+release/%: GO_LDFLAGS=-X $(pkgmap.$(@F))/metadata.CommitSHA=$(EXTRA_VERSION)
 
 release/windows-amd64: GOOS=windows
 release/windows-amd64: $(patsubst %,release/windows-amd64/bin/%, $(RELEASE_PKGS)) release/windows-amd64/install
diff --git a/common/metadata/metadata.go b/common/metadata/metadata.go
index 1b283f2b682..44278013556 100644
--- a/common/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/common/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ package metadata
 
 // Variables defined by the Makefile and passed in with ldflags
 var Version string = "latest"
+var CommitSHA string = "development build"
 var BaseVersion string = "0.4.8"
 var BaseDockerLabel string = "org.hyperledger.fabric"
 var DockerNamespace string = "hyperledger"
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata.go b/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata.go
index 7d42c09389b..94835d828be 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -22,17 +22,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Package version
-var Version string
+const Version = "1.2.0"
+
+var CommitSHA string
 
 // Program name
 const ProgramName = "configtxgen"
 
 func GetVersionInfo() string {
-	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "development build"
+	if CommitSHA == "" {
+		CommitSHA = "development build"
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		ProgramName, Version, runtime.Version(),
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		ProgramName, Version, CommitSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata_test.go b/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 218983100d8..d23cde4aa53 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -26,16 +26,16 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	testVersions := []string{"", "TestVersion"}
+	testSHAs := []string{"", "abcdefg"}
 
-	for _, version := range testVersions {
-		metadata.Version = version
-		if version == "" {
-			version = "development build"
+	for _, sha := range testSHAs {
+		metadata.CommitSHA = sha
+		if sha == "" {
+			sha = "development build"
 		}
 
-		expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-			metadata.ProgramName, version, runtime.Version(),
+		expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+			metadata.ProgramName, metadata.Version, sha, runtime.Version(),
 			fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 		assert.Equal(t, expected, metadata.GetVersionInfo())
 	}
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata.go b/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata.go
index 4586d1ef1f2..8d1f166af43 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import (
 // package-scoped variables
 
 // Package version
-var Version string
+const Version = "1.2.0"
+
+var CommitSHA string
 
 // package-scoped constants
 
@@ -22,11 +24,11 @@ var Version string
 const ProgramName = "configtxlator"
 
 func GetVersionInfo() string {
-	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "development build"
+	if CommitSHA == "" {
+		CommitSHA = "development build"
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		ProgramName, Version, runtime.Version(),
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		ProgramName, Version, CommitSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata_test.go b/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 20de67a1806..7b8455cb29b 100644
--- a/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/common/tools/configtxlator/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	testVersion := "TestVersion"
-	metadata.Version = testVersion
+	testSHA := "abcdefg"
+	metadata.CommitSHA = testSHA
 
-	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		metadata.ProgramName, testVersion, runtime.Version(),
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		metadata.ProgramName, metadata.Version, testSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, metadata.GetVersionInfo())
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata.go b/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata.go
index 67a91148bfb..9974f75ea6c 100644
--- a/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ import (
 // package-scoped variables
 
 // Package version
-var Version string
+const Version = "1.2.0"
+
+var CommitSHA string
 
 // package-scoped constants
 
@@ -22,11 +24,11 @@ var Version string
 const ProgramName = "cryptogen"
 
 func GetVersionInfo() string {
-	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "development build"
+	if CommitSHA == "" {
+		CommitSHA = "development build"
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		ProgramName, Version, runtime.Version(),
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		ProgramName, Version, CommitSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata_test.go b/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 337a19a8d3d..4788ce5f109 100644
--- a/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/common/tools/cryptogen/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	testVersion := "TestVersion"
-	metadata.Version = testVersion
+	testSHA := "abcdefg"
+	metadata.CommitSHA = testSHA
 
-	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		metadata.ProgramName, testVersion, runtime.Version(),
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		metadata.ProgramName, metadata.Version, testSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, metadata.GetVersionInfo())
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata.go b/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata.go
index e641ed1e725..b921d3d8636 100644
--- a/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -12,17 +12,19 @@ import (
 )
 
 // Package version
-var Version string
+const Version = "1.2.0"
+
+var CommitSHA string
 
 // Program name
 const ProgramName = "idemixgen"
 
 func GetVersionInfo() string {
-	if Version == "" {
-		Version = "1.2.0-dev"
+	if CommitSHA == "" {
+		CommitSHA = "development build"
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		ProgramName, Version, runtime.Version(),
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		ProgramName, Version, CommitSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 }
diff --git a/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata_test.go b/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 78e96b10d0c..e54c7bd8907 100644
--- a/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/common/tools/idemixgen/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestGetVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
-	testVersion := "TestVersion"
-	metadata.Version = testVersion
+	testSHA := "abcdefg"
+	metadata.CommitSHA = testSHA
 
-	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
-		metadata.ProgramName, testVersion, runtime.Version(),
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s",
+		metadata.ProgramName, metadata.Version, testSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH))
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, metadata.GetVersionInfo())
 }
diff --git a/orderer/common/metadata/metadata.go b/orderer/common/metadata/metadata.go
index 0420afbb49e..03c2368e99d 100644
--- a/orderer/common/metadata/metadata.go
+++ b/orderer/common/metadata/metadata.go
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ func GetVersionInfo() string {
 		Version = "development build"
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s\n"+
-		" Experimental features: %s\n", ProgramName, Version, runtime.Version(),
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n"+
+		" Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s\n"+
+		" Experimental features: %s\n", ProgramName, Version, common.CommitSHA,
+		runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH), common.Experimental)
 }
diff --git a/orderer/common/metadata/metadata_test.go b/orderer/common/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 0715d1c7f46..439221baa63 100644
--- a/orderer/common/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/orderer/common/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ func TestGetVersionInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		common.Version = "testVersion"
 	}
 
-	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s\n"+
+	expected := fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s\n"+
 		" Experimental features: %s\n", metadata.ProgramName, common.Version,
+		common.CommitSHA,
 		runtime.Version(), fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH),
 		common.Experimental)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, metadata.GetVersionInfo())
diff --git a/peer/version/version.go b/peer/version/version.go
index efbf3b95538..f18ef87d3ee 100644
--- a/peer/version/version.go
+++ b/peer/version/version.go
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ func GetInfo() string {
 		metadata.BaseVersion, metadata.BaseDockerNamespace,
 		metadata.BaseDockerLabel, metadata.DockerNamespace)
 
-	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Go version: %s\n OS/Arch: %s\n"+
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s:\n Version: %s\n Commit SHA: %s\n Go version: %s\n"+
+		" OS/Arch: %s\n"+
 		" Experimental features: %s\n Chaincode:\n %s\n",
-		ProgramName, metadata.Version, runtime.Version(),
+		ProgramName, metadata.Version, metadata.CommitSHA, runtime.Version(),
 		fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", runtime.GOOS, runtime.GOARCH),
 		metadata.Experimental, ccinfo)
 }
diff --git a/sampleconfig/core.yaml b/sampleconfig/core.yaml
index a2d6fa36302..78006aaa69d 100644
--- a/sampleconfig/core.yaml
+++ b/sampleconfig/core.yaml
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ chaincode:
         name:
 
     # Generic builder environment, suitable for most chaincode types
-    builder: $(DOCKER_NS)/fabric-ccenv:$(ARCH)-$(PROJECT_VERSION)
+    builder: $(DOCKER_NS)/fabric-ccenv:latest
 
     # Enables/disables force pulling of the base docker images (listed below)
     # during user chaincode instantiation.