diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 556ed7979e..b13c96e4ec 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ BUILD_DATE=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S`
 if [ "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = devel -o "$OPENELEC_VERSION" = debug ]; then
   GIT_BUILD=$(git rev-list --count HEAD)
   GIT_HASH=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-  OPENELEC_VERSION=$OPENELEC_VERSION-$BUILD_DATE-r$GIT_BUILD
+  GIT_ABBREV=$(git log -1 --pretty=format:%h)
+  OPENELEC_VERSION=$OPENELEC_VERSION-$BUILD_DATE-r$GIT_BUILD-g$GIT_ABBREV
 fi
 
 TARGET_VERSION="$PROJECT.$TARGET_ARCH-$OPENELEC_VERSION"