build: preserve version when build via go install

Author: mroth

.goreleaser.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 2
 
 before:
   hooks:
-    - go mod download
+    - go mod tidy
 
 builds:
   - env:
@@ -16,8 +16,10 @@ builds:
     goarch:
       - amd64
       - arm64
+    flags:
+      - -trimpath
     ldflags:
-      - -s -w -X main.buildVersion={{.Version}} -X main.buildCommit={{.ShortCommit}} -X main.buildDate={{.Date}}
+      - -s -w -X main.buildVersion={{.Version}} -X main.buildCommit={{.ShortCommit}} -X main.buildDate={{.Date}} -X main.builtBy=goreleaser -X main.treeState={{ .IsGitDirty }}
 
 gomod:
   # Proxy a module from proxy.golang.org, making the builds verifiable.
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ checksum:
 archives:
   - format_overrides:
       - goos: windows
-        formats: ["zip"]
+        formats: [zip]
 
 # disable changelog generation entirely, since bump will manage that itself!
 changelog:

go.mod

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go 1.24
 
 require (
 	github.com/Masterminds/semver/v3 v3.3.1
+	github.com/earthboundkid/versioninfo/v2 v2.24.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.16.2
 	github.com/google/go-github/v29 v29.0.3
 	github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.9.0

go.sum

@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin v0.4.1/go.mod h1:Sdj7gXlvMcPZsbhwhQ33GguGL
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 h1:vj9j/u1bqnvCEfJOwUhtlOARqs3+rkHYY13jYWTU97c=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/earthboundkid/versioninfo/v2 v2.24.1 h1:SJTMHaoUx3GzjjnUO1QzP3ZXK6Ee/nbWyCm58eY3oUg=
+github.com/earthboundkid/versioninfo/v2 v2.24.1/go.mod h1:VcWEooDEuyUJnMfbdTh0uFN4cfEIg+kHMuWB2CDCLjw=
 github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.7.2 h1:Y2o6urb7Eule09PjlhQRGNsqRfPmYI3KKQLFpCAV3+o=
 github.com/elazarl/goproxy v1.7.2/go.mod h1:82vkLNir0ALaW14Rc399OTTjyNREgmdL2cVoIbS6XaE=
 github.com/emirpasic/gods v1.18.1 h1:FXtiHYKDGKCW2KzwZKx0iC0PQmdlorYgdFG9jPXJ1Bc=

main.go

@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 )
 
-// build info set by goreleaser during production builds
-var (
-	buildVersion = "dev"
-	buildCommit  = "none"
-	buildDate    = "unknown"
-)
-
 // VerboseLogging sets whether to log debug/timing info to stderr
 var VerboseLogging = false
 

options.go

@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func ParseFlags(opts *Options, args []string) (Options, *flag.FlagSet) {
 	// (FlagSet.Parse returns "ErrHelp if -help or -h were set but not defined")
 	_ = flags.Parse(args)
 	if *version {
-		fmt.Println(buildVersion)
+		fmt.Println(Version())
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 

version.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"cmp"
+
+	"github.com/earthboundkid/versioninfo/v2"
+)
+
+// build info set by goreleaser during production builds
+var (
+	buildVersion = ""
+	buildCommit  = ""
+	buildDate    = ""
+	builtBy      = ""
+	treeState    = ""
+)
+
+func Version() string {
+	return cmp.Or(buildVersion, versioninfo.Version)
+}