diff --git a/src/agent/Makefile b/src/agent/Makefile
index e62ef2d032..929469313c 100644
--- a/src/agent/Makefile
+++ b/src/agent/Makefile
@@ -57,12 +57,27 @@ INIT := no
 # Path to systemd unit directory if installed as not init.
 UNIT_DIR := /usr/lib/systemd/system
 
+GENERATED_CODE = src/version.rs
+
+AGENT_NAME=$(TARGET)
+API_VERSION=0.0.1
+AGENT_VERSION=$(VERSION)
+
+GENERATED_REPLACEMENTS= \
+    AGENT_NAME \
+    AGENT_VERSION \
+    API_VERSION \
+    BINDIR \
+    COMMIT \
+    VERSION_COMMIT
 GENERATED_FILES :=
 
+GENERATED_FILES += $(GENERATED_CODE)
+
 ifeq ($(INIT),no)
     # Unit file to start kata agent in systemd systems
     UNIT_FILES = kata-agent.service
-    GENERATED_FILES := $(UNIT_FILES)
+    GENERATED_FILES += $(UNIT_FILES)
     # Target to be reached in systemd services
     UNIT_FILES += kata-containers.target
 endif
@@ -86,7 +101,7 @@ endef
 
 default: $(TARGET) show-header
 
-$(TARGET): $(TARGET_PATH)
+$(TARGET): $(GENERATED_CODE) $(TARGET_PATH)
 
 $(TARGET_PATH): $(SOURCES) | show-summary
 	@cargo build --target $(TRIPLE) --$(BUILD_TYPE)
@@ -98,16 +113,14 @@ show-header:
 	@printf "%s - version %s (commit %s)\n\n" "$(TARGET)" "$(VERSION)" "$(COMMIT_MSG)"
 
 $(GENERATED_FILES): %: %.in
-	@sed \
-		-e 's|[@]bindir[@]|$(BINDIR)|g' \
-		-e 's|[@]kata-agent[@]|$(TARGET)|g' \
-		"$<" > "$@"
+	@sed $(foreach r,$(GENERATED_REPLACEMENTS),-e 's|@$r@|$($r)|g') "$<" > "$@"
 
 install: build-service
 	@install -D $(TARGET_PATH) $(DESTDIR)/$(BINDIR)/$(TARGET)
 
 clean:
 	@cargo clean
+	@rm -f $(GENERATED_FILES)
 
 test:
 	@cargo test --all --target $(TRIPLE)
diff --git a/src/agent/kata-agent.service.in b/src/agent/kata-agent.service.in
index b4f7d870b5..c0541b440d 100644
--- a/src/agent/kata-agent.service.in
+++ b/src/agent/kata-agent.service.in
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Wants=kata-containers.target
 # from a VM vsock port
 StandardOutput=tty
 Type=simple
-ExecStart=@bindir@/@kata-agent@
+ExecStart=@BINDIR@/@AGENT_NAME@
 LimitNOFILE=infinity
 # ExecStop is required for static agent tracing; in all other scenarios
 # the runtime handles shutting down the VM.
diff --git a/src/agent/src/main.rs b/src/agent/src/main.rs
index 01fd71f7b7..49f0934c33 100644
--- a/src/agent/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/agent/src/main.rs
@@ -83,13 +83,8 @@ lazy_static! {
 }
 
 fn announce(logger: &Logger, config: &agentConfig) {
-    let commit = match env::var("VERSION_COMMIT") {
-        Ok(s) => s,
-        Err(_) => String::from(""),
-    };
-
     info!(logger, "announce";
-    "agent-commit" => commit.as_str(),
+    "agent-commit" => version::VERSION_COMMIT,
 
     // Avoid any possibility of confusion with the old agent
     "agent-type" => "rust",
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
             NAME,
             version::AGENT_VERSION,
             version::API_VERSION,
-            env::var("VERSION_COMMIT").unwrap_or("unknown".to_string())
+            version::VERSION_COMMIT,
         );
 
         exit(0);
diff --git a/src/agent/src/version.rs b/src/agent/src/version.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 4902438661..0000000000
--- a/src/agent/src/version.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) 2019 Ant Financial
-//
-// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-//
-
-pub const AGENT_VERSION: &str = "1.4.5";
-pub const API_VERSION: &str = "0.0.1";
diff --git a/src/agent/src/version.rs.in b/src/agent/src/version.rs.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..07132fad94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/agent/src/version.rs.in
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2020 Intel Corporation
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+//
+// WARNING: This file is auto-generated - DO NOT EDIT!
+//
+
+pub const AGENT_VERSION: &str = "@AGENT_VERSION@";
+pub const API_VERSION: &str = "@API_VERSION@";
+pub const VERSION_COMMIT: &str = "@VERSION_COMMIT@";
+pub const GIT_COMMIT: &str = "@COMMIT@";
+pub const AGENT_NAME: &str = "@AGENT_NAME@";
+pub const AGENT_DIR: &str = "@BINDIR@";
+pub const AGENT_PATH: &str = "@BINDIR@/@AGENT_NAME@";