diff --git a/config-dist.php b/config-dist.php
index 75c9cae3..9428a092 100644
--- a/config-dist.php
+++ b/config-dist.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-# Either "production" or "dev"
+# Either "production", "dev" or "prerelease"
 Setting('MODE', 'production');
 
 # Either "en" or "de" or the filename (without extension) of
diff --git a/controllers/BaseController.php b/controllers/BaseController.php
index ef347531..380a6a16 100644
--- a/controllers/BaseController.php
+++ b/controllers/BaseController.php
@@ -17,9 +17,18 @@ class BaseController
 
 		$applicationService = new ApplicationService();
 		$versionInfo = $applicationService->GetInstalledVersion();
-		$container->view->set('version', $versionInfo->Version);
 		$container->view->set('releaseDate', $versionInfo->ReleaseDate);
 
+		if (GROCY_MODE === 'prerelease')
+		{
+			$commitHash = trim(exec('git log --pretty="%h" -n1 HEAD'));
+			$container->view->set('version', "pre-release-$commitHash");
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			$container->view->set('version', $versionInfo->Version);
+		}
+
 		$container->view->set('localizationStrings', $localizationService->GetCurrentCultureLocalizations());
 		$container->view->set('L', function($text, ...$placeholderValues) use($localizationService)
 		{