diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 2569a34..64f9465 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ builds:
   flags:
   - -trimpath
   ldflags:
-  - -s -w
+  - -s -w -X gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/cmd.version={{ .Version }}
   binary: >-
     {{ .ProjectName }}-
     {{- if .IsSnapshot }}{{ .Branch }}-
@@ -93,4 +93,4 @@ snapshot:
 
 nightly:
   publish_release: false
-  name_template: "{{ .Branch }}"
\ No newline at end of file
+  name_template: "{{ .Branch }}"
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bb395c4..7d4b3e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ HAS_GO = $(shell hash $(GO) > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "GO" || echo "NOGO" )
 XGO_PACKAGE ?= src.techknowlogick.com/xgo@latest
 XGO_VERSION := go-1.18.x
 GXZ_PAGAGE ?= github.com/ulikunitz/xz/cmd/gxz@v0.5.10
+RUNNER_CMD_PACKAGE_PATH := gitea.com/gitea/act_runner/cmd
 
 LINUX_ARCHS ?= linux/amd64,linux/arm64
 DARWIN_ARCHS ?= darwin-12/amd64,darwin-12/arm64
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ else
 	ifneq ($(DRONE_BRANCH),)
 		VERSION ?= $(subst release/v,,$(DRONE_BRANCH))
 	else
-		VERSION ?= master
+		VERSION ?= main
 	endif
 
 	STORED_VERSION=$(shell cat $(STORED_VERSION_FILE) 2>/dev/null)
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ else
 endif
 
 TAGS ?=
-LDFLAGS ?= -X 'main.Version=$(VERSION)'
+LDFLAGS ?= -X "$(RUNNER_CMD_PACKAGE_PATH).version=$(RELASE_VERSION)"
 
 all: build
 
diff --git a/client/http.go b/client/http.go
index 5c878a9..b67c1de 100644
--- a/client/http.go
+++ b/client/http.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func getHttpClient(endpoint string, insecure bool) *http.Client {
 }
 
 // New returns a new runner client.
-func New(endpoint string, insecure bool, uuid, token string, opts ...connect.ClientOption) *HTTPClient {
+func New(endpoint string, insecure bool, uuid, token, runnerVersion string, opts ...connect.ClientOption) *HTTPClient {
 	baseURL := strings.TrimRight(endpoint, "/") + "/api/actions"
 
 	opts = append(opts, connect.WithInterceptors(connect.UnaryInterceptorFunc(func(next connect.UnaryFunc) connect.UnaryFunc {
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ func New(endpoint string, insecure bool, uuid, token string, opts ...connect.Cli
 			if token != "" {
 				req.Header().Set(core.TokenHeader, token)
 			}
+			if runnerVersion != "" {
+				req.Header().Set(core.VersionHeader, runnerVersion)
+			}
 			return next(ctx, req)
 		}
 	})))
diff --git a/cmd/cmd.go b/cmd/cmd.go
index fcba9b9..5c870e7 100644
--- a/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const version = "0.1.5"
+// the version of act_runner
+var version = "develop"
 
 type globalArgs struct {
 	EnvFile string
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ func Execute(ctx context.Context) {
 
 	// ./act_runner
 	rootCmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:          "act [event name to run]\nIf no event name passed, will default to \"on: push\"",
+		Use:          "act_runner [event name to run]\nIf no event name passed, will default to \"on: push\"",
 		Short:        "Run GitHub actions locally by specifying the event name (e.g. `push`) or an action name directly.",
 		Args:         cobra.MaximumNArgs(1),
 		Version:      version,
diff --git a/cmd/daemon.go b/cmd/daemon.go
index 03c085c..110bcaa 100644
--- a/cmd/daemon.go
+++ b/cmd/daemon.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func runDaemon(ctx context.Context, envFile string) func(cmd *cobra.Command, arg
 			cfg.Client.Insecure,
 			cfg.Runner.UUID,
 			cfg.Runner.Token,
+			version,
 		)
 
 		runner := &runtime.Runner{
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ func runDaemon(ctx context.Context, envFile string) func(cmd *cobra.Command, arg
 			ForgeInstance: cfg.Client.Address,
 			Environ:       cfg.Runner.Environ,
 			Labels:        cfg.Runner.Labels,
+			Version:       version,
 			CacheHandler:  handler,
 		}
 
diff --git a/cmd/register.go b/cmd/register.go
index 9e8a1ac..123b548 100644
--- a/cmd/register.go
+++ b/cmd/register.go
@@ -274,7 +274,9 @@ func doRegister(cfg *config.Config, inputs *registerInputs) error {
 	cli := client.New(
 		inputs.InstanceAddr,
 		inputs.Insecure,
-		"", "",
+		"",
+		"",
+		version,
 	)
 
 	for {
diff --git a/core/runner.go b/core/runner.go
index 2005e5a..6f628eb 100644
--- a/core/runner.go
+++ b/core/runner.go
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@
 package core
 
 const (
-	UUIDHeader  = "x-runner-uuid"
-	TokenHeader = "x-runner-token"
+	UUIDHeader    = "x-runner-uuid"
+	TokenHeader   = "x-runner-token"
+	VersionHeader = "x-runner-version"
 )
 
 // Runner struct
diff --git a/runtime/runtime.go b/runtime/runtime.go
index 258c6c5..0ab2890 100644
--- a/runtime/runtime.go
+++ b/runtime/runtime.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 // Runner runs the pipeline.
 type Runner struct {
 	Machine       string
+	Version       string
 	ForgeInstance string
 	Environ       map[string]string
 	Client        client.Client
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ func (s *Runner) Run(ctx context.Context, task *runnerv1.Task) error {
 		env[k] = v
 	}
 	env["ACTIONS_CACHE_URL"] = s.CacheHandler.ExternalURL() + "/"
-	return NewTask(s.ForgeInstance, task.Id, s.Client, env, s.platformPicker).Run(ctx, task, s.Machine)
+	return NewTask(s.ForgeInstance, task.Id, s.Client, env, s.platformPicker).Run(ctx, task, s.Machine, s.Version)
 }
 
 func (s *Runner) platformPicker(labels []string) string {
diff --git a/runtime/task.go b/runtime/task.go
index ef07022..911e5e1 100644
--- a/runtime/task.go
+++ b/runtime/task.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func getToken(task *runnerv1.Task) string {
 	return token
 }
 
-func (t *Task) Run(ctx context.Context, task *runnerv1.Task, runnerName string) (lastErr error) {
+func (t *Task) Run(ctx context.Context, task *runnerv1.Task, runnerName, runnerVersion string) (lastErr error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 	_, exist := globalTaskMap.Load(task.Id)
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (t *Task) Run(ctx context.Context, task *runnerv1.Task, runnerName string)
 	}()
 	reporter.RunDaemon()
 
-	reporter.Logf("%s received task %v of job %v", runnerName, task.Id, task.Context.Fields["job"].GetStringValue())
+	reporter.Logf("%s(version:%s) received task %v of job %v", runnerName, runnerVersion, task.Id, task.Context.Fields["job"].GetStringValue())
 
 	workflowsPath, err := getWorkflowsPath(t.Input.repoDirectory)
 	if err != nil {