diff --git a/.github/workflows/duo_build.yml b/.github/workflows/duo_build.yml
index 3e10dd8f7e..4cf28a6303 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/duo_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/duo_build.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ jobs:
             VERSION_NUMBER=$(echo $LATEST_TAG | sed "s/${BRANCH_SUFFIX}//g")
             VERSION_MAJOR=$(echo $VERSION_NUMBER | cut -d. -f1)
             VERSION_MINOR=$(echo $VERSION_NUMBER | cut -d. -f2)
+            echo "Revisions:"
+            git rev-list $LATEST_TAG..HEAD
             BUILD_NUMBER=$(git rev-list --count $LATEST_TAG..HEAD)
           fi
           FULL_VERSION="$VERSION_MAJOR.$VERSION_MINOR.$BUILD_NUMBER"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9a6ed64186..9217448735 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+.PHONY: all clean install serial upload compute_version
+
 ifeq ($(OS),Windows_NT) # Windows
     BINDIR="C:/Program Files (x86)/Atmel/Studio/7.0/toolchain/avr8/avr8-gnu-toolchain/bin/"
     AVRDUDEDIR="$(shell echo "$$LOCALAPPDATA")/Arduino15/packages/DxCore/tools/avrdude/6.3.0-arduino17or18/bin"
@@ -67,19 +69,6 @@ BOOTEND = 0x7e
 # The branch/tag suffix for this device
 BRANCH_SUFFIX=d
 
-# Fetch tags, determine version numbers based on the latest tag, and slice off the branch suffix
-VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR ?= $(shell git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* &> /dev/null && git tag --list "*$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)" | sort -V | tail -n1 | cut -d. -f1)
-VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR ?= $(shell git tag --list "*$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)" | sort -V | tail -n1 | sed 's/$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)$$//' | cut -d. -f2)
-VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER ?= $(shell git rev-list --count HEAD)
-
-# If no tags are found, default to 0.1.0
-VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),0)
-VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),1)
-VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER := $(if $(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),0)
-
-# Combine into a full version number
-VORTEX_VERSION_NUMBER := $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR).$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR).$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER)
-
 # compiler defines
 DEFINES=\
 	-DVORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR=$(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR) \
@@ -147,7 +136,7 @@ DFILES = $(SRCS:.cpp=.d)
 # Target name
 TARGET = vortex
 
-all: $(TARGET).hex
+all: compute_version $(TARGET).hex
 	$(OBJDUMP) --disassemble --source --line-numbers --demangle --section=.text $(TARGET).elf > $(TARGET).lst
 	$(NM) --numeric-sort --line-numbers --demangle --print-size --format=s $(TARGET).elf > $(TARGET).map
 	chmod +x avrsize.sh
@@ -168,7 +157,7 @@ $(TARGET).elf: $(OBJS)
 %.o: %.cpp
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -c $< -o $@
 
-upload: $(TARGET).hex
+upload: all
 	$(AVRDUDE) $(AVRDUDE_FLAGS) \
 		-Ufuse0:w:$(WDTCFG):m \
 		-Ufuse1:w:$(BODCFG):m \
@@ -181,7 +170,7 @@ upload: $(TARGET).hex
 		-Uflash:w:$(TARGET).hex:i
 
 # upload via SerialUPDI
-serial: $(TARGET).hex
+serial: all
 	$(PYTHON) -u $(PYPROG) -t uart -u $(SERIAL_PORT) -b 921600 -d $(AVRDUDE_CHIP) \
 		--fuses 0:$(WDTCFG) 1:$(BODCFG) 2:$(OSCCFG) 4:$(TCD0CFG) 5:$(SYSCFG0) 6:$(SYSCFG1) 7:$(APPEND) 8:$(BOOTEND) -f $< -a write -v
 
@@ -208,5 +197,15 @@ endif
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OBJS) $(TARGET).elf $(TARGET).hex $(DFILES)
 
+compute_version:
+	$(eval LATEST_TAG ?= $(shell git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* &> /dev/null && git tag --list "*$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)" | sort -V | tail -n1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR ?= $(shell echo $(LATEST_TAG) | cut -d. -f1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR ?= $(shell echo $(LATEST_TAG) | sed 's/$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)$$//' | cut -d. -f2))
+	$(eval VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER ?= $(shell git rev-list --count $(LATEST_TAG)..HEAD))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),0))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER := $(if $(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),0))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_NUMBER := $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR).$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR).$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER))
+
 # include dependency files to ensure partial rebuilds work correctly
 -include $(DFILES)
diff --git a/VortexEngine/VortexLib/Makefile b/VortexEngine/VortexLib/Makefile
index 80d0337572..4528a64b4f 100644
--- a/VortexEngine/VortexLib/Makefile
+++ b/VortexEngine/VortexLib/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 .SUFFIXES:
 
 # List all make targets which are not filenames
-.PHONY: all tests clean wasm
+.PHONY: all tests clean wasm compute_version
 
 # compiler tool definitions
 ifdef WASM
@@ -24,17 +24,8 @@ ifndef WASM
 CFLAGS += -g
 endif
 
-# Determine the current version based on Git tags
-VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR ?= $(shell git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* &> /dev/null && git tag --list | grep -E "^[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\$$" | sort -V | tail -n1 | cut -d. -f1)
-VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR ?= $(shell git tag --list | grep -E "^[[:digit:]]+\.[[:digit:]]+\$$" | sort -V | tail -n1 | cut -d. -f2)
-VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER ?= $(shell git rev-list --count HEAD)
-
-# If no tags are found, default to 0.1.0
-VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),0)
-VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),1)
-VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER := $(if $(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),0)
-
-VORTEX_VERSION_NUMBER ?= $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR).$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR).$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER)
+# The branch/tag suffix for this device
+BRANCH_SUFFIX=d
 
 # compiler defines
 DEFINES=\
@@ -122,7 +113,7 @@ TARGETS=vortex.a
 endif
 
 # Default target for 'make' command
-all: $(TARGETS)
+all: compute_version $(TARGETS)
 
 # unit test target
 tests: $(TESTS)
@@ -156,6 +147,16 @@ FORCE:
 clean:
 	@$(RM) $(DFILES) $(OBJS) $(TARGETS) $(TESTS) VortexLib.js vortex.wasm
 
+compute_version:
+	$(eval LATEST_TAG ?= $(shell git fetch --depth=1 origin +refs/tags/*:refs/tags/* &> /dev/null && git tag --list "*$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)" | sort -V | tail -n1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR ?= $(shell echo $(LATEST_TAG) | cut -d. -f1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR ?= $(shell echo $(LATEST_TAG) | sed 's/$(BRANCH_SUFFIX)$$//' | cut -d. -f2))
+	$(eval VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER ?= $(shell git rev-list --count $(LATEST_TAG)..HEAD))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR),0))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR := $(if $(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR),1))
+	$(eval VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER := $(if $(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER),0))
+	$(eval VORTEX_VERSION_NUMBER := $(VORTEX_VERSION_MAJOR).$(VORTEX_VERSION_MINOR).$(VORTEX_BUILD_NUMBER))
+
 # Now include our target dependency files
 # the hyphen means ignore non-existent files
 -include $(DFILES)