diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 509d584a4b3..0377ccf7bac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Install tools
       if: matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
       run: |
-        curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.23.8
+        curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- -b $(go env GOPATH)/bin v1.24.0
         cd $(mktemp -d)
         go mod init tmp
         go get mvdan.cc/gofumpt/gofumports
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ jobs:
         sudo snap install goreleaser --classic
         sudo snap install snapcraft --classic
         goreleaser release --skip-publish --snapshot
+        # verify that version information is embedded correctly
+        ./dist/chezmoi-cgo_linux_amd64/chezmoi --version | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q "chezmoi version v"
+        ./dist/chezmoi-cgo_linux_amd64/chezmoi --version | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q "chezmoi version v"
+        ./dist/chezmoi-nocgo_linux_386/chezmoi --version | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q "chezmoi version v"
+        ./dist/chezmoi-nocgo-snap_linux_386/chezmoi --version | tee /dev/stderr | grep -q "chezmoi version v"
   release:
     if: github.event_name == 'push' && startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
     needs:
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 4b7ad5e6375..3c1a3973525 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ before:
 builds:
 - id: chezmoi-cgo
   binary: chezmoi
-  ldflags: "-s -w -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.VersionStr={{ .Version }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Commit={{ .Commit }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Date={{ .Date }}"
   env:
   - CGO_ENABLED=1
   goos:
@@ -18,7 +17,6 @@ builds:
   binary: chezmoi
   env:
   - CGO_ENABLED=0
-  ldflags: "-s -w -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.VersionStr={{ .Version }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Commit={{ .Commit }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Date={{ .Date }}"
   goos:
   - linux
   - darwin
@@ -43,7 +41,6 @@ builds:
   binary: chezmoi
   flags:
   - -tags=snap
-  ldflags: "-s -w -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.VersionStr={{ .Version }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Commit={{ .Commit }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Date={{ .Date }}"
   env:
   - CGO_ENABLED=1
   goos:
@@ -54,7 +51,6 @@ builds:
   binary: chezmoi
   flags:
   - -tags=snap
-  ldflags: "-s -w -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.VersionStr={{ .Version }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Commit={{ .Commit }} -X github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd.Date={{ .Date }}"
   env:
   - CGO_ENABLED=0
   goos:
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bebb5ef6b30..d8615ef382f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ generate:
 
 .PHONY: install-tools
 install-tools:
-	curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- v1.23.8
+	curl -sfL https://install.goreleaser.com/github.com/golangci/golangci-lint.sh | sh -s -- v1.24.0
 	( cd $$(mktemp -d) && go mod init tmp && go get mvdan.cc/gofumpt/gofumports )
 
 .PHONY: lint
diff --git a/cmd/doctor.go b/cmd/doctor.go
index 0cc82da36c5..720980bc4ae 100644
--- a/cmd/doctor.go
+++ b/cmd/doctor.go
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ func (c *doctorSuspiciousFilesCheck) Skip() bool {
 }
 
 func (doctorVersionCheck) Check() (bool, error) {
-	if VersionStr == devVersionStr || Commit == unknownStr || Date == unknownStr {
+	if VersionStr == "" || Commit == "" || Date == "" {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	return true, nil
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index 553fdabffac..370fd85de0f 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ var config = newConfig()
 
 // Version information.
 var (
-	devVersionStr = "dev"
-	unknownStr    = "unknown"
-	VersionStr    = devVersionStr
-	Commit        = unknownStr
-	Date          = unknownStr
-	Version       *semver.Version
+	VersionStr string
+	Commit     string
+	Date       string
+	BuiltBy    string
+	Version    *semver.Version
 )
 
 var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -35,23 +34,6 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 }
 
 func init() {
-	if VersionStr != devVersionStr {
-		var err error
-		Version, err = semver.NewVersion(strings.TrimPrefix(VersionStr, "v"))
-		if err != nil {
-			printErrorAndExit(err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	versionComponents := []string{VersionStr}
-	if Commit != unknownStr {
-		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "commit "+Commit)
-	}
-	if Date != unknownStr {
-		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "built at "+Date)
-	}
-	rootCmd.Version = strings.Join(versionComponents, ", ")
-
 	homeDir, err := os.UserHomeDir()
 	if err != nil {
 		printErrorAndExit(err)
@@ -114,6 +96,28 @@ func init() {
 
 // Execute executes the root command.
 func Execute() {
+	var versionComponents []string
+	if VersionStr != "" {
+		var err error
+		Version, err = semver.NewVersion(strings.TrimPrefix(VersionStr, "v"))
+		if err != nil {
+			printErrorAndExit(err)
+		}
+		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, VersionStr)
+	} else {
+		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "dev")
+	}
+	if Commit != "" {
+		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "commit "+Commit)
+	}
+	if Date != "" {
+		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "built at "+Date)
+	}
+	if BuiltBy != "" {
+		versionComponents = append(versionComponents, "built by "+BuiltBy)
+	}
+	rootCmd.Version = strings.Join(versionComponents, ", ")
+
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		printErrorAndExit(err)
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/upgrade.go b/cmd/upgrade.go
index e1c01baa506..94a98f10cac 100644
--- a/cmd/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/upgrade.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (c *Config) runUpgradeCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 	// If the upgrade is not forced and we're not a dev version, stop if we're
 	// already the latest version.
-	if !c.upgrade.force && VersionStr != devVersionStr {
+	if !c.upgrade.force && VersionStr != "" {
 		if !Version.LessThan(*releaseVersion) {
 			fmt.Fprintf(c.Stdout, "chezmoi: already at the latest version (%s)\n", Version)
 			return nil
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index ca8623284d5..ca17fcfb7d5 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -6,6 +6,17 @@ package main
 
 import "github.com/twpayne/chezmoi/cmd"
 
+var (
+	version = ""
+	commit  = ""
+	date    = ""
+	builtBy = ""
+)
+
 func main() {
+	cmd.VersionStr = version
+	cmd.Commit = commit
+	cmd.Date = date
+	cmd.BuiltBy = builtBy
 	cmd.Execute()
 }