diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 341cf11..5a3f665 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.2.0
\ No newline at end of file
+0.3.1-rc2
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/bedrock_helper/main.go b/cmd/bedrock_helper/main.go
index ee1a620..d38822f 100644
--- a/cmd/bedrock_helper/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bedrock_helper/main.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"text/tabwriter"
 
+	"github.com/end2endzone/BedrockHelper/internal/build"
 	lib "github.com/end2endzone/BedrockHelper/minecraftbedrock"
 )
 
@@ -39,8 +40,8 @@ func printVersion(verbose bool) {
 	fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Version %s.\n", GetProductVersionString())
 
 	if verbose {
-		verboseVersion := GetProductVersionVerboseString()
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "%s", verboseVersion)
+		metadata := build.GetBuildMetadata()
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stdout, "Build metadata:%s\n", metadata)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/bedrock_helper/version.go b/cmd/bedrock_helper/version.go
index 7c62533..ee56a46 100644
--- a/cmd/bedrock_helper/version.go
+++ b/cmd/bedrock_helper/version.go
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"runtime/debug"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	root "github.com/end2endzone/BedrockHelper"
+	"github.com/end2endzone/BedrockHelper/internal/build"
+
 	"golang.org/x/mod/semver"
 )
 
@@ -149,34 +150,6 @@ func findGitHashInSemVer(input string) string {
 }
 */
 
-// getVersionControlRevisionFromMetadata get the values from version control system from the metadata injected at build time.
-// For example:
-//   - version : `v0.1.1-0.20260815155314-4ad116a8bdf3`
-//   - revision: `6cb0ce064a20aeb026d039c12e7ab83b10ad1c63`
-//   - datetime: `2026-08-16T15:12:22Z`
-//
-// Returns empty value on error or when metadata is not available.
-func getVersionControlValuesFromMetadata() (version, revision, datetime string) {
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if !ok {
-		// Metadata not available
-		return
-	}
-
-	version = info.Main.Version
-
-	for _, setting := range info.Settings {
-		switch setting.Key {
-		case "vcs.revision":
-			revision = setting.Value
-		case "vcs.time":
-			datetime = setting.Value
-		}
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
 func CreateInvalidProductVersion() ProductVersion {
 	p := ProductVersion{
 		Version:    InvalidVersion,
@@ -186,15 +159,16 @@ func CreateInvalidProductVersion() ProductVersion {
 	return p
 }
 
-// GetPseudoVersionFromMetadata parses the go pseudo-version into a ProductVersion.
+// GetProductVersionFromMetadata parses the go pseudo-version into a ProductVersion.
 // A pseudo-version is a string in format "v[version]-[datetime]-[revision][dirtybit]".
 // For example: "v1.2.3-20260815131415-de3798c09c08+dirty".
-func GetPseudoVersionFromMetadata() ProductVersion {
+func GetProductVersionFromMetadata() ProductVersion {
 	p := CreateInvalidProductVersion()
 
-	version, revision, datetime := getVersionControlValuesFromMetadata()
-	if version == "" {
-		// Metadata not available
+	version := build.GetVersionFromMetadata()
+	revision, datetime := build.GetGitHashAndDateFromMetadata()
+	if version == "" || revision == "" || datetime == "" {
+		// Metadata not available or not compiled from git version control.
 		// Return an invalid ProductVersion
 		return p
 	}
@@ -204,8 +178,17 @@ func GetPseudoVersionFromMetadata() ProductVersion {
 	// For example, if you run your app using `go run .` or compile it locally without tags, Go sets info.Main.Version to the string "(devel)".
 	p.Version = version
 
-	// Truncate revision to 12 characters
-	p.CommitHash = revision[0:12]
+	// Remove `+dirty` from version and standardizes it
+	p.Version = semver.Canonical(p.Version)
+
+	// Strip the leading "v" to only get the digits and pre-release labels
+	p.Version = strings.TrimPrefix(p.Version, "v")
+
+	// Parse revision
+	if revision != "" {
+		// Truncate revision to 12 characters or less
+		p.CommitHash = revision[0:min(12, len(revision))]
+	}
 
 	// Parse datetime
 	{
@@ -221,12 +204,6 @@ func GetPseudoVersionFromMetadata() ProductVersion {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Remove `+dirty` from version and standardizes it
-	p.Version = semver.Canonical(p.Version)
-
-	// Strip the leading "v" if you strictly want the digits and pre-release labels
-	p.Version = strings.TrimPrefix(p.Version, "v")
-
 	// Remove datetime from version string
 	{
 		// datetime == "2026-08-16T15:12:22Z"
@@ -284,41 +261,43 @@ func GetProductVersion() ProductVersion {
 	}
 
 	// Get a valid the product version from metadata
-	metadata := GetPseudoVersionFromMetadata()
+	metadata := GetProductVersionFromMetadata()
 	if metadata.IsValid() {
 		return metadata
 	}
 
-	// Return an invalid version.
-	return CreateInvalidProductVersion()
-}
+	// Try to build a ProductVersion from the version metadata.
+	tagName := build.GetVersionFromMetadata()
+	if tagName != "" && tagName != "(devel)" {
+		// Strip the leading "v" to only get the digits and pre-release labels
+		tagName = strings.TrimPrefix(tagName, "v")
 
-func GetProductVersionString() string {
-	p := GetProductVersion()
+		// This product version is still invalid because it has no CommitHash and no BuildDate.
+		// It will require a different formatting
+		p := CreateInvalidProductVersion()
+		p.Version = tagName
+		return p
+	}
 
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s) compiled on %s", p.Version, p.CommitHash, p.BuildDate)
-	return msg
+	// Build a ProductVersion from the VERSION file instead.
+	// This product version is still invalid because it has no CommitHash and no BuildDate.
+	// It will require a different formatting
+	p := CreateInvalidProductVersion()
+	p.Version = root.GetVersionFromVersionFile()
+	return p
 }
 
-func GetProductVersionVerboseString() string {
-	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
-	if !ok {
-		// Can't do better
-		return ""
-	}
-
-	// Add detailed version string
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("%s\n", info.Main.Version)
+func GetProductVersionString() string {
+	p := GetProductVersion()
 
-	// Serialize BuildSettings to json
-	jsonData, err := json.MarshalIndent(info.Settings, "", "  ")
-	if err != nil {
-		msg += fmt.Sprintf("error: %v\n", err)
-		return msg
+	var msg string
+	if p.IsValid() {
+		// Version 0.3.1-rc1 (820b508a0f53, released 2026-08-18)
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s (%s, released %s)", p.Version, p.CommitHash, p.BuildDate)
+	} else {
+		// Invalid product version. Assume only p.Version is valid.
+		msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s", p.Version)
 	}
 
-	// Add BuildSettings info to string
-	msg += fmt.Sprintf("%v\n", string(jsonData))
-
 	return msg
 }
diff --git a/cmd/bedrock_helper/version_test.go b/cmd/bedrock_helper/version_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba0c206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bedrock_helper/version_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	root "github.com/end2endzone/BedrockHelper"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestGetProductVersionStringContainsVERSIONFile(t *testing.T) {
+	productVersion := GetProductVersionString()
+	versionFileContent := root.GetVersionFromVersionFile()
+
+	// Assert the string returned from GetProductVersionString() contains the actual VERSION string.
+	require.Contains(t, productVersion, versionFileContent, "GetProductVersionString() which is '%s' does not contains the VERSION which is '%s'. The VERSION file might be outdated.", productVersion, versionFileContent)
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 265256b..23e4401 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -5,11 +5,13 @@ go 1.26
 // Modules. Use `go get <URL>` to add more.
 require github.com/stretchr/testify v1.11.1
 
-require github.com/tailscale/hujson v0.0.0-20260727124030-b80ff77dac4f
+require (
+	github.com/tailscale/hujson v0.0.0-20260727124030-b80ff77dac4f
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.40.0
+)
 
 require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
-	golang.org/x/mod v0.40.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
 )
diff --git a/internal/build/build.go b/internal/build/build.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b1a7fe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/build/build.go
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package build
+
+import (
+	"runtime/debug"
+)
+
+// GetVersionFromMetadata get the version value from the metadata injected at build time.
+// For example:
+//   - v0.1.1-0.20260815155314-4ad116a8bdf3
+//   - v0.2.0-alpha
+//
+// When compiled from soure code in git version control, the version will be formattated such as `v0.1.1-0.20260815155314-4ad116a8bdf3`.
+//
+// When compiled using `go install URL@tag`, the version variable contains the name of the tag used.
+// For example, when compiled with command
+// `go install github.com/username/reponame/cmd/my-app@v0.2.0-alpha`, the returned version will be `v0.2.0-alpha`.
+//
+// When using `latest` for tag, the version metadata contains the latest tag that is not `alpha`, `beta`, etc.
+// For example, when the following tag exists:
+// - v0.2.0
+// - v0.3.0
+// - v0.3.1-alpha
+// - v0.3.1-beta
+// Go's toolchain/compiler will resolve the latest version as v0.3.0 and will set version metadata to `v0.3.0`.
+//
+// Warning: version can default to `(devel)` if compilation of source code is make outside of a version control system.
+//
+// Returns empty values on error or when metadata is not available.
+func GetVersionFromMetadata() string {
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		// build-info metadata not available
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	return info.Main.Version
+}
+
+// GetGitHashAndDateFromMetadata get the values from git's version control system from the metadata injected at build time.
+// For example:
+//   - revision: `6cb0ce064a20aeb026d039c12e7ab83b10ad1c63`
+//   - datetime: `2026-08-16T15:12:22Z`
+//
+// Returns empty values on error or when metadata is not available.
+func GetGitHashAndDateFromMetadata() (revision, datetime string) {
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		// Metadata not available
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Is compiled from source code in Git ?
+	isGitVersionControl := false
+	var tmp_revision string
+	var tmp_datetime string
+	for _, setting := range info.Settings {
+		switch setting.Key {
+		case "vcs":
+			isGitVersionControl = (setting.Value == "git")
+		case "vcs.revision":
+			tmp_revision = setting.Value
+		case "vcs.time":
+			tmp_datetime = setting.Value
+		}
+	}
+
+	if isGitVersionControl {
+		revision = tmp_revision
+		datetime = tmp_datetime
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// GetBuildMetadata get the full metadata json data as a string.
+// Returns empty values on error or when metadata is not available.
+func GetBuildMetadata() string {
+	info, ok := debug.ReadBuildInfo()
+	if !ok {
+		// Metadata not available
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	metadata := info.String()
+	return metadata
+}
diff --git a/root.go b/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9eef59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package root
+
+import (
+	_ "embed"
+)
+
+//go:embed VERSION
+var FileVersion string
+
+func GetVersionFromVersionFile() string {
+	return FileVersion
+}