diff --git a/.github/workflows/development.yml b/.github/workflows/development.yml
index 59bcdace..2d03609d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/development.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/development.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build for Linux/macOS x86_64
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows-') != true
         run: |
-          go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
+          go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
           cd tests/eventsearcher
           go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w" -o eventsearcher
           cd -
@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build for macOS arm64
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos-') == true
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path) go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo_arm64
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path) go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo_arm64
 
       - name: Build for Windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows-')
         run: |
-          $GIT_COMMIT = (git describe --always --dirty) | Out-String
+          $GIT_COMMIT = (git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty) | Out-String
           $DATE_TIME = ([datetime]::Now.ToUniversalTime().toString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")) | Out-String
           $LATEST_TAG = ((git describe --tags $(git rev-list --tags --max-count=1)) | Out-String).Trim()
           $REV_LIST=$LATEST_TAG+"..HEAD"
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: |
-          go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
+          go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
           cd tests/eventsearcher
           go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w" -o eventsearcher
           cd -
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7baac797..a43bb706 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -71,16 +71,16 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build for macOS x86_64
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows-') != true
-        run: go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
+        run: go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
 
       - name: Build for macOS arm64
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'macos-') == true
-        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path) go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo_arm64
+        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=darwin GOARCH=arm64 SDKROOT=$(xcrun --sdk macosx --show-sdk-path) go build -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo_arm64
 
       - name: Build for Windows
         if: startsWith(matrix.os, 'windows-')
         run: |
-          $GIT_COMMIT = (git describe --always --dirty) | Out-String
+          $GIT_COMMIT = (git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty) | Out-String
           $DATE_TIME = ([datetime]::Now.ToUniversalTime().toString("yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ssZ")) | Out-String
           $FILE_VERSION = $Env:SFTPGO_VERSION.substring(1)  + ".0"
           go install github.com/tc-hib/go-winres@latest
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9c740b26..84ef0822 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ARG FEATURES
 COPY . .
 
 RUN set -xe && \
-    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --dirty)} && \
+    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty)} && \
     go build $(if [ -n "${FEATURES}" ]; then echo "-tags ${FEATURES}"; fi) -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=${COMMIT_SHA} -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -v -o sftpgo
 
 # Set to "true" to download the "official" plugins in /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/Dockerfile.alpine b/Dockerfile.alpine
index 96b87540..05f32a04 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.alpine
+++ b/Dockerfile.alpine
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ ARG FEATURES
 COPY . .
 
 RUN set -xe && \
-    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --dirty)} && \
+    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty)} && \
     go build $(if [ -n "${FEATURES}" ]; then echo "-tags ${FEATURES}"; fi) -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=${COMMIT_SHA} -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -v -o sftpgo
 
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile.distroless b/Dockerfile.distroless
index f144bb22..50d8baf9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.distroless
+++ b/Dockerfile.distroless
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ ARG FEATURES=nosqlite
 COPY . .
 
 RUN set -xe && \
-    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --dirty)} && \
+    export COMMIT_SHA=${COMMIT_SHA:-$(git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty)} && \
     go build $(if [ -n "${FEATURES}" ]; then echo "-tags ${FEATURES}"; fi) -trimpath -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=${COMMIT_SHA} -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -v -o sftpgo
 
 # Modify the default configuration file
diff --git a/docs/build-from-source.md b/docs/build-from-source.md
index ee70c1f5..b8287676 100644
--- a/docs/build-from-source.md
+++ b/docs/build-from-source.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Version info, such as git commit and build date, can be embedded setting the fol
 For example, you can build using the following command:
 
 ```bash
-go build -tags nogcs,nos3,nosqlite -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
+go build -tags nogcs,nos3,nosqlite -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.commit=`git describe --always --abbrev=8 --dirty` -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/v2/internal/version.date=`date -u +%FT%TZ`" -o sftpgo
 ```
 
 You should get a version that includes git commit, build date and available features like this one:
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8286a37d..a612e4f0 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/goccy/go-json v0.9.11 // indirect
 	github.com/golang/groupcache v0.0.0-20210331224755-41bb18bfe9da // indirect
 	github.com/golang/protobuf v1.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 // indirect
+	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 // indirect
 	github.com/googleapis/enterprise-certificate-proxy v0.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/googleapis/gax-go/v2 v2.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 8a8e017e..c8859be2 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -399,8 +399,9 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.4/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.6/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.7/go.mod h1:n+brtR0CgQNWTVd5ZUFpTBC8YFBDLK/h/bpaJ8/DtOE=
-github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8 h1:e6P7q2lk1O+qJJb4BtCQXlK8vWEO8V1ZeuEdJNOqZyg=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.8/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9 h1:O2Tfq5qg4qc4AmwVlvv0oLiVAGB7enBSJ2x2DqQFi38=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9/go.mod h1:17dUlkBOakJ0+DkrSSNjCkIjxS6bF9zb3elmeNGIjoY=
 github.com/google/go-replayers/grpcreplay v1.1.0/go.mod h1:qzAvJ8/wi57zq7gWqaE6AwLM6miiXUQwP1S+I9icmhk=
 github.com/google/go-replayers/httpreplay v1.1.1/go.mod h1:gN9GeLIs7l6NUoVaSSnv2RiqK1NiwAmD0MrKeC9IIks=
 github.com/google/gofuzz v1.0.0/go.mod h1:dBl0BpW6vV/+mYPU4Po3pmUjxk6FQPldtuIdl/M65Eg=