diff --git a/librz/include/rz_version.h.in b/librz/include/rz_version.h.in
index 3ae81a72656..dc1b23b1759 100644
--- a/librz/include/rz_version.h.in
+++ b/librz/include/rz_version.h.in
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #define RZ_VERSION_PATCH @RZ_VERSION_PATCH@
 #define RZ_VERSION_NUMBER @RZ_VERSION_NUMBER@
 #define RZ_VERSION "@RZ_VERSION@"
-#define RZ_GITTIP "@RZ_GITTIP@"
 #mesondefine RZ_PACKAGER_VERSION
 #mesondefine RZ_PACKAGER
 #endif
diff --git a/librz/util/str.c b/librz/util/str.c
index 87b5e70f478..eee217c3053 100644
--- a/librz/util/str.c
+++ b/librz/util/str.c
@@ -4022,10 +4022,6 @@ RZ_API RzList *rz_str_wrap(char *str, size_t width) {
 #include <rz_userconf.h>
 #include <rz_util.h>
 
-#ifndef RZ_GITTIP
-#define RZ_GITTIP ""
-#endif
-
 #ifdef RZ_PACKAGER_VERSION
 #ifdef RZ_PACKAGER
 #define RZ_STR_PKG_VERSION_STRING ", package: " RZ_PACKAGER_VERSION " (" RZ_PACKAGER ")"
@@ -4046,10 +4042,20 @@ RZ_API char *rz_str_version(const char *program) {
 	if (RZ_STR_ISNOTEMPTY(RZ_STR_PKG_VERSION_STRING)) {
 		rz_strbuf_append(sb, RZ_STR_PKG_VERSION_STRING);
 	}
-	if (RZ_STR_ISNOTEMPTY(RZ_GITTIP)) {
-		rz_strbuf_append(sb, "\n");
-		rz_strbuf_append(sb, "commit: " RZ_GITTIP);
+	char *gittip_pathname = rz_str_newf("%s" RZ_SYS_DIR "gittip", rz_path_bindir());
+	char *gittip = NULL;
+	if (!gittip_pathname) {
+		goto done;
+	}
+	gittip = rz_file_slurp(gittip_pathname, NULL);
+	if (!gittip || !*rz_str_trim_head_ro(gittip)) {
+		goto done;
 	}
+	rz_strbuf_append(sb, "\n");
+	rz_strbuf_appendf(sb, "commit: %s", gittip);
+done:
+	free(gittip_pathname);
+	free(gittip);
 	return rz_strbuf_drain(sb);
 }
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 0b844839871..9929d0b4939 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -49,21 +49,6 @@ if meson.is_subproject()
   endif
 endif
 
-gittip = ''
-
-fs = import('fs')
-if git_exe.found() and fs.exists('.git')
-  # Get gittip
-  git_rev_parse = run_command(py3_exe, git_exe_repo_py, git_exe, repo, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD', check: true)
-  if git_rev_parse.returncode() == 0
-    gittip = git_rev_parse.stdout().strip()
-  endif
-endif
-
-if get_option('rizin_gittip') != ''
-  gittip = get_option('rizin_gittip')
-endif
-
 rizin_libversion = '@0@.@1@'.format(rizin_version_major, rizin_version_minor)
 message('rizin lib version: ' + rizin_libversion)
 
@@ -147,6 +132,7 @@ if (b_sanitize_opt.contains('address') or b_sanitize_opt.contains('undefined'))
   add_global_link_arguments('-shared-libasan', language: 'c', native: true)
 endif
 
+fs = import('fs')
 rizin_prefix = get_option('prefix')
 rizin_bindir = get_option('bindir')
 rizin_libdir = get_option('libdir')
@@ -540,7 +526,6 @@ packager_version = get_option('packager_version')
 message('Version Major: @0@0'.format(rizin_version_major))
 message('Version Minor: @0@0'.format(rizin_version_minor))
 message('Version Patch: @0@0'.format(rizin_version_patch))
-message('Version GitTip: @0@0'.format(gittip))
 
 versionconf = configuration_data()
 versionconf.set('RZ_VERSION_MAJOR', rizin_version_major)
@@ -548,7 +533,6 @@ versionconf.set('RZ_VERSION_MINOR', rizin_version_minor)
 versionconf.set('RZ_VERSION_PATCH', rizin_version_patch)
 versionconf.set('RZ_VERSION_NUMBER', rizin_version_number)
 versionconf.set('RZ_VERSION', rizin_version)
-versionconf.set('RZ_GITTIP', gittip)
 if packager_version != ''
   versionconf.set_quoted('RZ_PACKAGER_VERSION', packager_version)
   if packager != ''
@@ -562,6 +546,17 @@ rz_version_h = configure_file(
   install_dir: rizin_incdir
 )
 
+if git_exe.found() and fs.exists('.git')
+  gittip_file = custom_target('gittip_file',
+    build_always_stale: true,
+    build_by_default: true,
+    output: 'gittip',
+    command: [py3_exe, git_exe_repo_py, git_exe, repo, 'rev-parse', 'HEAD'],
+    install: true,
+    install_dir: rizin_bindir
+  )
+endif
+
 # handle zlib dependency
 zlib_dep = disabler()
 if get_option('use_zlib')
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 4c565ccb3ce..773b12e0043 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ option('rizin_hud', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Install path for hu
 option('rizin_plugins', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Path where plugins are expected to be found')
 option('rizin_bindings', type: 'string', value: '', description: 'Path where rizin bindings are expected to be found')
 
-option('rizin_gittip', type: 'string', value: '')
 option('checks_level', type: 'integer', value: 9999, description: 'Value between 0 and 3 to enable different level of assert (see RZ_CHECKS_LEVEL). By default its value depends on buildtype (2 on debug, 1 on release).')
 option('use_sys_capstone', type: 'feature', value: 'disabled')
 option('use_capstone_version', type: 'combo', choices: ['v3', 'v4', 'next', 'bundled'], value: 'bundled', description: 'Specify which version of capstone to use')
diff --git a/sys/meson_git_wrapper.py b/sys/meson_git_wrapper.py
index 8e73a7fdadc..304dcf7a1b2 100755
--- a/sys/meson_git_wrapper.py
+++ b/sys/meson_git_wrapper.py
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ def isCArgSupported(executable, path):
 
 def simple_git_execution(args):
     try:
-        called = subprocess.run(args, check=True)
+        called = subprocess.run(args, check=True, capture_output=True)
+        with open("gittip", "w", encoding="utf8") as f:
+            f.write(called.stdout.decode("utf8").strip())
         sys.exit(called.returncode)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         sys.exit(e.returncode)