diff --git a/docs/manual/manual.txt b/docs/manual/manual.txt
index ffb6fb93ef..968566792e 100644
--- a/docs/manual/manual.txt
+++ b/docs/manual/manual.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ The Buildroot user manual
 Buildroot usage and documentation by Thomas Petazzoni. Contributions
 from Karsten Kruse, Ned Ludd, Martin Herren and others.
 
+Buildroot {sys:echo $\{BR2_VERSION%%-git*\}} manual generated on {docdate}
+{doctime} from git revision {sys:git rev-parse --short HEAD}
+
 image::logo.png[]
 
 :leveloffset: 1