diff --git a/bootstrap.php b/bootstrap.php
index 70b52244..b2bcbec9 100644
--- a/bootstrap.php
+++ b/bootstrap.php
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ return (function() {
     if(empty($_SERVER["REQUEST_SCHEME"]))
         $_SERVER["REQUEST_SCHEME"] = empty($_SERVER["HTTPS"]) ? "HTTP" : "HTTPS";
 
-    $showCommitHash = true; # plz remove when release
+    $showCommitHash = OPENVK_ROOT_CONF["openvk"]["preferences"]["bellsAndWhistles"]["showCommitHash"] ?? true;
     if(is_dir($gitDir = OPENVK_ROOT . "/.git") && $showCommitHash)
         $ver = trim(`git --git-dir="$gitDir" log --pretty="%h" -n1 HEAD` ?? "Unknown version") . "-nightly";
     else
diff --git a/openvk-example.yml b/openvk-example.yml
index df9c55ef..a3b98d0c 100644
--- a/openvk-example.yml
+++ b/openvk-example.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ openvk:
         bellsAndWhistles:
             fartscroll: false
             testLabel: false
+            showCommitHash: true
         defaultMobileTheme: ""
     
     telemetry: