diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 7966618cc..11d68a348 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ TOOLSPATH=$(BUILDPATH)/tools
 CORE_PATH=$(BUILDPATH)/src/core
 PORTAL_PATH=$(BUILDPATH)/src/portal
 CHECKENVCMD=checkenv.sh
+GITCOMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
+RELEASEVERSION := $(shell cat VERSION)
+PKG_PATH=github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg
 
 # parameters
 REGISTRYSERVER=
@@ -90,10 +93,6 @@ CHARTFLAG=false
 VERSIONTAG=dev
 # for harbor package name
 PKGVERSIONTAG=dev
-# for harbor about dialog
-UIVERSIONTAG=dev
-VERSIONFILEPATH=$(CURDIR)
-VERSIONFILENAME=UIVERSION
 
 PREPARE_VERSION_NAME=versions
 
@@ -143,8 +142,10 @@ GODEP=$(GOTEST) -i
 GOFMT=gofmt -w
 GOBUILDIMAGE=golang:1.12.12
 GOBUILDPATH=/harbor
-GOIMAGEBUILDCMD=/usr/local/go/bin/go
-GOIMAGEBUILD=$(GOIMAGEBUILDCMD) build -mod vendor
+GOIMAGEBUILDCMD=/usr/local/go/bin/go build -mod vendor
+GOIMAGEBUILD_COMMON=$(GOIMAGEBUILDCMD) --ldflags "$(ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS)"
+CORE_BASE_LDFLAGS=-X $(PKG_PATH)/version.GitCommit=$(GITCOMMIT) -X $(PKG_PATH)/version.ReleaseVersion=$(RELEASEVERSION)
+GOIMAGEBUILD_CORE=$(GOIMAGEBUILDCMD) --ldflags "$(CORE_BASE_LDFLAGS) $(ADDITIONAL_LDFLAGS)"
 GOBUILDPATH_CORE=$(GOBUILDPATH)/src/core
 GOBUILDPATH_JOBSERVICE=$(GOBUILDPATH)/src/jobservice
 GOBUILDPATH_REGISTRYCTL=$(GOBUILDPATH)/src/registryctl
@@ -267,9 +268,6 @@ ifeq ($(CHARTFLAG), true)
 endif
 
 export VERSIONS_FOR_PREPARE
-ui_version:
-	@printf $(UIVERSIONTAG) > $(VERSIONFILEPATH)/$(VERSIONFILENAME);
-
 versions_prepare:
 	@echo "$$VERSIONS_FOR_PREPARE" > $(MAKE_PREPARE_PATH)/$(PREPARE_VERSION_NAME)
 
@@ -279,22 +277,22 @@ check_environment:
 compile_core:
 	@echo "compiling binary for core (golang image)..."
 	@echo $(GOBUILDPATH)
-	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_CORE) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_CORE)/$(CORE_BINARYNAME)
+	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_CORE) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD_CORE) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_CORE)/$(CORE_BINARYNAME)
 	@echo "Done."
 
 compile_jobservice:
 	@echo "compiling binary for jobservice (golang image)..."
-	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_JOBSERVICE) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_JOBSERVICE)/$(JOBSERVICEBINARYNAME)
+	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_JOBSERVICE) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD_COMMON) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_JOBSERVICE)/$(JOBSERVICEBINARYNAME)
 	@echo "Done."
 
 compile_registryctl:
 	@echo "compiling binary for harbor registry controller (golang image)..."
-	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_REGISTRYCTL) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_REGISTRYCTL)/$(REGISTRYCTLBINARYNAME)
+	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_REGISTRYCTL) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD_COMMON) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_REGISTRYCTL)/$(REGISTRYCTLBINARYNAME)
 	@echo "Done."
 
 compile_notary_migrate_patch:
 	@echo "compiling binary for migrate patch (golang image)..."
-	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_MIGRATEPATCH) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_NOTARY)/$(MIGRATEPATCHBINARYNAME)
+	@$(DOCKERCMD) run --rm -v $(BUILDPATH):$(GOBUILDPATH) -w $(GOBUILDPATH_MIGRATEPATCH) $(GOBUILDIMAGE) $(GOIMAGEBUILD_COMMON) -o $(GOBUILDMAKEPATH_NOTARY)/$(MIGRATEPATCHBINARYNAME)
 	@echo "Done."
 
 compile: check_environment versions_prepare compile_core compile_jobservice compile_registryctl compile_notary_migrate_patch
@@ -315,7 +313,7 @@ build:
 	 -e CHARTMUSEUMVERSION=$(CHARTMUSEUMVERSION) -e DOCKERIMAGENAME_CHART_SERVER=$(DOCKERIMAGENAME_CHART_SERVER) \
 	 -e NPM_REGISTRY=$(NPM_REGISTRY)
 
-install: compile ui_version build prepare start
+install: compile build prepare start
 
 package_online: update_prepare_version
 	@echo "packing online package ..."
@@ -330,7 +328,7 @@ package_online: update_prepare_version
 	@rm -rf $(HARBORPKG)
 	@echo "Done."
 
-package_offline: update_prepare_version compile ui_version build
+package_offline: update_prepare_version compile build
 
 	@echo "packing offline package ..."
 	@cp -r make $(HARBORPKG)
@@ -460,10 +458,6 @@ cleandockercomposefile:
 	@find $(DOCKERCOMPOSEFILEPATH) -maxdepth 1 -name "docker-compose*.yml" -exec rm -f {} \;
 	@find $(DOCKERCOMPOSEFILEPATH) -maxdepth 1 -name "docker-compose*.yml-e" -exec rm -f {} \;
 
-cleanversiontag:
-	@echo "cleaning version TAG"
-	@rm -rf $(VERSIONFILEPATH)/$(VERSIONFILENAME)
-
 cleanpackage:
 	@echo "cleaning harbor install package"
 	@if [ -d $(BUILDPATH)/harbor ] ; then rm -rf $(BUILDPATH)/harbor ; fi
@@ -473,7 +467,7 @@ cleanpackage:
 	then rm $(BUILDPATH)/harbor-offline-installer-$(VERSIONTAG).tgz ; fi
 
 .PHONY: cleanall
-cleanall: cleanbinary cleanimage cleandockercomposefile cleanversiontag cleanpackage
+cleanall: cleanbinary cleanimage cleandockercomposefile cleanpackage
 
 clean:
 	@echo "  make cleanall:		remove binary, Harbor images, specific version docker-compose"
@@ -481,7 +475,6 @@ clean:
 	@echo "  make cleanbinary:		remove core and jobservice binary"
 	@echo "  make cleanimage:		remove Harbor images"
 	@echo "  make cleandockercomposefile:	remove specific version docker-compose"
-	@echo "  make cleanversiontag:		cleanpackageremove specific version tag"
 	@echo "  make cleanpackage:		remove online and offline install package"
 
 all: install
diff --git a/make/photon/core/Dockerfile b/make/photon/core/Dockerfile
index d585a98ee..80add1701 100644
--- a/make/photon/core/Dockerfile
+++ b/make/photon/core/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN tdnf install sudo tzdata -y >> /dev/null \
     && mkdir /harbor/
 
 HEALTHCHECK CMD curl --fail -s http://127.0.0.1:8080/api/ping || exit 1
-COPY ./make/photon/core/harbor_core ./UIVERSION /harbor/
+COPY ./make/photon/core/harbor_core /harbor/
 COPY ./src/core/views /harbor/views
 COPY ./make/migrations /harbor/migrations
 
diff --git a/src/core/api/systeminfo.go b/src/core/api/systeminfo.go
index 2f813ede1..f1f7f311b 100644
--- a/src/core/api/systeminfo.go
+++ b/src/core/api/systeminfo.go
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ package api
 import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"strings"
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/core/config"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/core/systeminfo"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/core/systeminfo/imagestorage"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/version"
 )
 
 // SystemInfoAPI handle requests for getting system info /api/systeminfo
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type SystemInfoAPI struct {
 }
 
 const defaultRootCert = "/etc/core/ca/ca.crt"
-const harborVersionFile = "/harbor/UIVERSION"
 
 // SystemInfo models for system info.
 type SystemInfo struct {
@@ -165,12 +164,7 @@ func (sia *SystemInfoAPI) GetGeneralInfo() {
 
 // getVersion gets harbor version.
 func (sia *SystemInfoAPI) getVersion() string {
-	version, err := ioutil.ReadFile(harborVersionFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Errorf("Error occurred getting harbor version: %v", err)
-		return ""
-	}
-	return string(version[:])
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", version.ReleaseVersion, version.GitCommit)
 }
 
 // Ping ping the harbor core service.
diff --git a/src/core/main.go b/src/core/main.go
index 2d32c2d57..dfe2f6a66 100755
--- a/src/core/main.go
+++ b/src/core/main.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/scan/event"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/scheduler"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/version"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/replication"
 )
 
@@ -275,5 +276,7 @@ func main() {
 		log.Fatalf("quota migration error, %v", err)
 	}
 
+	log.Infof("Version: %s, Git commit: %s", version.ReleaseVersion, version.GitCommit)
 	beego.Run()
+
 }
diff --git a/src/pkg/version/version.go b/src/pkg/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..26fee258d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+// Copyright Project Harbor Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package version
+
+// ReleaseVersion is the content of VERSION, which contains the target release version, like v1.10.0
+var ReleaseVersion string
+
+// GitCommit is the git commit id with length of 8 characters
+var GitCommit string
diff --git a/tests/integration.sh b/tests/integration.sh
index 387c664d6..9041c2391 100755
--- a/tests/integration.sh
+++ b/tests/integration.sh
@@ -74,12 +74,8 @@ echo $container_ip
 ## --------------------------------------------- Init Version -----------------------------------------------
 buildinfo=$(drone build info goharbor/harbor $DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER)
 echo $buildinfo
-git_commit=$(git rev-parse --short=8 HEAD)
-
 #  the target release version is the version of next release(RC or GA). It needs to be updated on creating new release branch.
 target_release_version=$(cat ./VERSION)
-#  the harbor ui version will be shown in the about dialog.
-Harbor_UI_Version=$target_release_version-$git_commit
 #  the harbor package version is for both online and offline installer.
 #  harbor-offline-installer-v1.5.2-build.8.tgz
 Harbor_Package_Version=$target_release_version-'build.'$DRONE_BUILD_NUMBER
@@ -91,14 +87,12 @@ if [[ $DRONE_BRANCH == "master" ]]; then
 else
   Harbor_Assets_Version=$target_release_version
 fi
-export Harbor_UI_Version=$Harbor_UI_Version
 export Harbor_Assets_Version=$Harbor_Assets_Version
 #  the env is for online and offline package.
 export Harbor_Package_Version=$Harbor_Package_Version
 export NPM_REGISTRY=$NPM_REGISTRY
 
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
-echo "Harbor UI version: $Harbor_UI_Version"
 echo "Harbor Package version: $Harbor_Package_Version"
 echo "Harbor Assets version: $Harbor_Assets_Version"
 echo "--------------------------------------------------"
diff --git a/tests/resources/Harbor-Util.robot b/tests/resources/Harbor-Util.robot
index 2307a243d..d400d29fd 100644
--- a/tests/resources/Harbor-Util.robot
+++ b/tests/resources/Harbor-Util.robot
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ Package Harbor Offline
     [Arguments]  ${with_notary}=true  ${with_clair}=true  ${with_migrator}=false  ${with_chartmuseum}=true
     Log To Console  \nStart Docker Daemon
     Start Docker Daemon Locally
-    Log To Console  \n\nmake package_offline NPM_REGISTRY=%{NPM_REGISTRY} VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} UIVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_UI_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
-    ${rc}  ${output}=  Run And Return Rc And Output  make package_offline VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} UIVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_UI_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
+    Log To Console  \n\nmake package_offline NPM_REGISTRY=%{NPM_REGISTRY} VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
+    ${rc}  ${output}=  Run And Return Rc And Output  make package_offline VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
     Log To Console  ${rc}
     Log To Console  ${output}
     Should Be Equal As Integers  ${rc}  0
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Package Harbor Online
     Log To Console  \nStart Docker Daemon
     Start Docker Daemon Locally
     Log To Console  \nmake package_online VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} UIVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_UI_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
-    ${rc}  ${output}=  Run And Return Rc And Output  make package_online VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} UIVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_UI_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
+    ${rc}  ${output}=  Run And Return Rc And Output  make package_online VERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Assets_Version} PKGVERSIONTAG=%{Harbor_Package_Version} NOTARYFLAG=${with_notary} CLAIRFLAG=${with_clair} MIGRATORFLAG=${with_migrator} CHARTFLAG=${with_chartmuseum} HTTPPROXY=
     Log  ${rc}
     Log  ${output}
     Should Be Equal As Integers  ${rc}  0