diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8906d54..c982107 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ upload: $(TARGET_BIN)
 	@$(WIIDEV)/bin/bootmii -a $<
 	
 git_version.h:
-	echo 'const char git_version[] = "'`./describesimple.sh`'";' > git_version.h
+	@echo "  GITVER    $@"
+	@echo 'const char git_version[] = "'`./describesimple.sh`'";' > git_version.h
 
 clean: myclean
 
diff --git a/ipc.c b/ipc.c
index 573af11..b0edc04 100644
--- a/ipc.c
+++ b/ipc.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2009		John Kelley <wiidev@kelley.ca>
 */
 
 #include <stdarg.h>
+#include "string.h"
 #include "types.h"
 #include "irq.h"
 #include "memory.h"
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ static volatile ipc_request out_queue[IPC_OUT_SIZE] ALIGNED(32) MEM2_BSS;
 static volatile ipc_request slow_queue[IPC_SLOW_SIZE];
 
 extern char __mem2_area_start[];
+extern const char git_version[];
 
 // These defines are for the ARMCTRL regs
 // See http://wiibrew.org/wiki/Hardware/IPC
@@ -142,6 +144,11 @@ static u32 process_slow(volatile ipc_request *req)
 				case IPC_SYS_GETVERS:
 					ipc_post(req->code, req->tag, 1, MINI_VERSION_MAJOR << 16 | MINI_VERSION_MINOR);
 					break;
+				case IPC_SYS_GETGITS:
+					strlcpy((char *)req->args[0], git_version, 32);
+					dc_flushrange((void *)req->args[0], 32);
+					ipc_post(req->code, req->tag, 0);
+					break;
 				default:
 					gecko_printf("IPC: unknown SLOW SYS request %04x\n", req->req);
 			}
diff --git a/ipc.h b/ipc.h
index 1505160..bb3ca77 100644
--- a/ipc.h
+++ b/ipc.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ Copyright (C) 2009		John Kelley <wiidev@kelley.ca>
 #define IPC_SYS_PING	0x0000
 #define IPC_SYS_JUMP	0x0001
 #define IPC_SYS_GETVERS 0x0002
+#define IPC_SYS_GETGITS 0x0003
 #define IPC_SYS_WRITE32	0x0100
 #define IPC_SYS_WRITE16	0x0101
 #define IPC_SYS_WRITE8	0x0102