diff --git a/all_files.vcxitems b/all_files.vcxitems
index 6731d57..75efda4 100644
--- a/all_files.vcxitems
+++ b/all_files.vcxitems
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)metrics\metrics.cc" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)cdc_stream\stop_service_command.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)common\ansi_filter.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)common\build_version.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)common\port_range_parser.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)fastcdc\fastcdc.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(MSBuildThisFileDirectory)manifest\pending_assets_queue.h" />
diff --git a/cdc_rsync/BUILD b/cdc_rsync/BUILD
index 29a4fed..e285750 100644
--- a/cdc_rsync/BUILD
+++ b/cdc_rsync/BUILD
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ cc_library(
     hdrs = ["params.h"],
     deps = [
         ":cdc_rsync_client",
+        "//common:build_version",
         "//common:port_range_parser",
         "@com_github_zstd//:zstd",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/status",
diff --git a/cdc_rsync/params.cc b/cdc_rsync/params.cc
index a74c17c..8f92d31 100644
--- a/cdc_rsync/params.cc
+++ b/cdc_rsync/params.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "common/build_version.h"
 #include "common/path.h"
 #include "common/port_range_parser.h"
 #include "common/remote_util.h"
@@ -38,8 +39,7 @@ void PrintError(const absl::FormatSpec<Args...>& format, Args... args) {
 enum class OptionResult { kConsumedKey, kConsumedKeyValue, kError };
 
 const char kHelpText[] =
-    R"(Synchronize files and directories
-
+    R"(
 Matching files are skipped based on file size and modified time. For partially
 matching files only the differences are transferred. The destination directory
 can be the same Windows machine or a remote Windows or Linux device.
@@ -323,6 +323,8 @@ OptionResult HandleParameter(const std::string& key, const char* value,
 
 bool ValidateParameters(const Parameters& params, bool help) {
   if (help) {
+    std::cout << "cdc_rsync - Synchronize files and directories. Version: "
+              << BUILD_VERSION << "\n";
     std::cout << kHelpText;
     return false;
   }
diff --git a/cdc_rsync_server/BUILD b/cdc_rsync_server/BUILD
index e6c9551..8b69391 100644
--- a/cdc_rsync_server/BUILD
+++ b/cdc_rsync_server/BUILD
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ cc_binary(
         "//cdc_rsync/base:cdc_interface",
         "//cdc_rsync/base:message_pump",
         "//cdc_rsync/base:server_exit_code",
+        "//common:build_version",
         "//common:clock",
         "//common:gamelet_component",
         "//common:log",
diff --git a/cdc_rsync_server/main.cc b/cdc_rsync_server/main.cc
index 0fef17d..2ef0eef 100644
--- a/cdc_rsync_server/main.cc
+++ b/cdc_rsync_server/main.cc
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 
 #include "cdc_rsync/base/server_exit_code.h"
 #include "cdc_rsync_server/cdc_rsync_server.h"
+#include "common/build_version.h"
 #include "common/gamelet_component.h"
 #include "common/log.h"
 #include "common/status.h"
@@ -60,10 +61,16 @@ ServerExitCode GetExitCode(const absl::Status& status) {
 }  // namespace cdc_ft
 
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
-  if (argc < 2) {
-    printf("Usage: cdc_rsync_server <port> cdc_rsync_server <size> <time> \n");
-    printf("       where <size> and <time> are the file size and modified\n");
-    printf("       timestamp (Unix epoch) of the corresponding component.\n");
+  if (argc < 5) {
+    printf("cdc_rsync_server - Remote component of cdc_rsync. Version: %s\n\n",
+           BUILD_VERSION);
+    printf(
+        "Usage: cdc_rsync_server <port> <build_version> cdc_rsync_server "
+        "<size> <time> \n");
+    printf("       where <size> is the file size, <time> is the  modified\n");
+    printf(
+        "       timestamp (Unix epoch) and <build_version> is the build "
+        "version of the server.\n");
     return cdc_ft::kServerExitCodeGenericStartup;
   }
 
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
   cdc_ft::Log::Initialize(
       std::make_unique<cdc_ft::ConsoleLog>(cdc_ft::LogLevel::kWarning));
   cdc_ft::CdcRsyncServer server;
+
   if (!server.CheckComponents(components)) {
     return cdc_ft::kServerExitCodeOutOfDate;
   }
diff --git a/common/BUILD b/common/BUILD
index 6a12a66..ec1fcda 100644
--- a/common/BUILD
+++ b/common/BUILD
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ cc_library(
     ],
 )
 
+cc_library(
+    name = "build_version",
+    hdrs = ["build_version.h"],
+)
+
 cc_library(
     name = "dir_iter",
     srcs = ["dir_iter.cc"],
@@ -395,6 +400,7 @@ cc_library(
         ":path",
         ":platform",
         ":status",
+        "//common:build_version",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/status",
         "@com_google_absl//absl/strings:str_format",
     ],
diff --git a/common/build_version.h b/common/build_version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2200901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/build_version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#ifndef BUILD_VERSION
+#define DEV_BUILD_VERSION "DEV"
+#ifdef CDC_BUILD_VERSION
+#define TO_STR(arg) #arg
+#define TO_STR_VALUE(arg) TO_STR(arg)
+#define BUILD_VERSION TO_STR_VALUE(CDC_BUILD_VERSION)
+#else
+#define BUILD_VERSION DEV_BUILD_VERSION
+#endif
+#endif
diff --git a/common/gamelet_component.cc b/common/gamelet_component.cc
index e353284..476c8ec 100644
--- a/common/gamelet_component.cc
+++ b/common/gamelet_component.cc
@@ -18,20 +18,36 @@
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
 #include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "common/build_version.h"
 #include "common/path.h"
 #include "common/status.h"
 
 namespace cdc_ft {
 
-GameletComponent::GameletComponent(std::string filename, uint64_t size,
+GameletComponent::GameletComponent(std::string build_version,
+                                   std::string filename, uint64_t size,
                                    time_t modified_time)
-    : filename(filename), size(size), modified_time(modified_time) {}
+    : build_version(build_version),
+      filename(filename),
+      size(size),
+      modified_time(modified_time) {}
 
 GameletComponent::~GameletComponent() = default;
 
 bool GameletComponent::operator==(const GameletComponent& other) const {
-  return filename == other.filename && size == other.size &&
-         modified_time == other.modified_time;
+  if (filename != other.filename) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // If either build version is the dev version, it means that the component was
+  // built locally, so that we can't compare build versions. Fall back to
+  // comparing file_size and  modified_time.
+  if (build_version != DEV_BUILD_VERSION &&
+      build_version != DEV_BUILD_VERSION) {
+    return build_version == other.build_version;
+  }
+
+  return size == other.size && modified_time == other.modified_time;
 }
 
 bool GameletComponent::operator!=(const GameletComponent& other) const {
@@ -49,7 +65,7 @@ absl::Status GameletComponent::Get(
     absl::Status status = path::GetStats(path, &stats);
     if (!status.ok())
       return WrapStatus(status, "GetStats() failed for '%s'", path);
-    components->emplace_back(path::BaseName(path), stats.size,
+    components->emplace_back(BUILD_VERSION, path::BaseName(path), stats.size,
                              stats.modified_time);
   }
 
@@ -61,9 +77,9 @@ std::string GameletComponent::ToCommandLineArgs(
     const std::vector<GameletComponent>& components) {
   std::string args;
   for (const GameletComponent& comp : components) {
-    args +=
-        absl::StrFormat("%s%s %u %d", args.empty() ? "" : " ",
-                        comp.filename.c_str(), comp.size, comp.modified_time);
+    args += absl::StrFormat("%s%s %s %u %d", args.empty() ? "" : " ",
+                            comp.build_version.c_str(), comp.filename.c_str(),
+                            comp.size, comp.modified_time);
   }
   return args;
 }
@@ -72,9 +88,9 @@ std::string GameletComponent::ToCommandLineArgs(
 std::vector<GameletComponent> GameletComponent::FromCommandLineArgs(
     int argc, const char** argv) {
   std::vector<GameletComponent> components;
-  for (int n = 0; n + 2 < argc; n += 3) {
-    components.emplace_back(argv[n], std::stol(argv[n + 1]),
-                            std::stol(argv[n + 2]));
+  for (int n = 0; n + 3 < argc; n += 4) {
+    components.emplace_back(argv[n], argv[n + 1], std::stol(argv[n + 2]),
+                            std::stol(argv[n + 3]));
   }
   return components;
 }
diff --git a/common/gamelet_component.h b/common/gamelet_component.h
index 62a18da..48cb2dd 100644
--- a/common/gamelet_component.h
+++ b/common/gamelet_component.h
@@ -28,11 +28,13 @@ namespace cdc_ft {
 // The components are considered fresh if both the timestamp and the file size
 // match.
 struct GameletComponent {
+  std::string build_version;
   std::string filename;
   uint64_t size;
   int64_t modified_time;
 
-  GameletComponent(std::string filename, uint64_t size, time_t modified_time);
+  GameletComponent(std::string build_version, std::string filename,
+                   uint64_t size, time_t modified_time);
   ~GameletComponent();
 
   bool operator==(const GameletComponent& other) const;
diff --git a/common/gamelet_component_test.cc b/common/gamelet_component_test.cc
index fb41b8e..9a33ee6 100644
--- a/common/gamelet_component_test.cc
+++ b/common/gamelet_component_test.cc
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "common/gamelet_component.h"
 
 #include "absl/strings/str_split.h"
+#include "common/build_version.h"
 #include "common/log.h"
 #include "common/path.h"
 #include "common/status_test_macros.h"
@@ -43,14 +44,14 @@ class GameletComponentTest : public ::testing::Test {
       path::Join(base_dir_, "other", "cdc_rsync_server");
 };
 
-TEST_F(GameletComponentTest, EqualityOperators) {
+TEST_F(GameletComponentTest, EqualityOperators_DevelopmentVersion) {
   constexpr uint64_t size1 = 1001;
   constexpr uint64_t size2 = 1002;
 
   constexpr int64_t modified_time1 = 5001;
   constexpr int64_t modified_time2 = 5002;
 
-  GameletComponent a("file1", size1, modified_time1);
+  GameletComponent a(DEV_BUILD_VERSION, "file1", size1, modified_time1);
 
   GameletComponent b = a;
   EXPECT_TRUE(a == b && !(a != b));
@@ -65,6 +66,38 @@ TEST_F(GameletComponentTest, EqualityOperators) {
   b = a;
   b.modified_time = modified_time2;
   EXPECT_TRUE(!(a == b) && a != b);
+
+  b = a;
+  b.size = size2;
+  b.build_version = "Specified";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!(a == b) && a != b);
+
+  a.build_version = "Specified";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(a == b && !(a != b));
+}
+
+TEST_F(GameletComponentTest, EqualityOperators_SpecifiedVersion) {
+  constexpr uint64_t size1 = 1001;
+  constexpr uint64_t size2 = 1002;
+
+  constexpr int64_t modified_time1 = 5001;
+  constexpr int64_t modified_time2 = 5002;
+
+  GameletComponent a("Specified", "file1", size1, modified_time1);
+
+  GameletComponent b = a;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(a == b && !(a != b));
+
+  b.filename = "file2";
+  EXPECT_TRUE(!(a == b) && a != b);
+
+  b = a;
+  b.size = size2;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(a == b && !(a != b));
+
+  b = a;
+  b.modified_time = modified_time2;
+  EXPECT_TRUE(a == b && !(a != b));
 }
 
 TEST_F(GameletComponentTest, GetValidComponents) {