diff --git a/build.rs b/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e8f364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+use vergen_gitcl::{BuildBuilder, Emitter, GitclBuilder};
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    // Get build metadata
+    let build = BuildBuilder::default().build_timestamp(true).build()?;
+    let gitcl = GitclBuilder::default()
+        .commit_date(true)
+        .describe(false, true, None)
+        .commit_timestamp(true)
+        .sha(false)
+        .build()?;
+    Emitter::default()
+        .add_instructions(&build)?
+        .add_instructions(&gitcl)?
+        .emit()?;
+
+    Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/src/converter.rs b/src/converter.rs
index 426ba4d..3ccc699 100644
--- a/src/converter.rs
+++ b/src/converter.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use std::{num, str};
 
 use roxmltree::{Node, TextPos};
+use sha2::{Digest, Sha256};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
 use crate::parser::{ParseCustomBool, ParseEnumError, ParsePrefixedU32, ParsePrefixedU32Error};
@@ -210,6 +211,7 @@ impl Module {
             desc: node.attribute("desc").map(str::to_string),
             elements_bitstring: child_bitstrings,
             elements_other: child_other,
+            xmlhash: Sha256::digest(node.document().input_text()).into(),
         })
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/generator.rs b/src/generator.rs
index a4c6d95..7e9c2bc 100644
--- a/src/generator.rs
+++ b/src/generator.rs
@@ -11,9 +11,14 @@ use std::{
 };
 
 use crate::{
+    meta::{
+        GENERATOR_BUILD_TIMESTAMP, GENERATOR_GIT_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP, GENERATOR_GIT_DESCRIBE,
+        GENERATOR_GIT_SHA,
+    },
     type_traits::GetName,
     types::{Block, Module, ModuleBlockElements, Register},
 };
+use chrono::Local;
 use heck::{ToSnakeCase, ToUpperCamelCase};
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use quote::quote;
@@ -123,11 +128,50 @@ mod util {
 
 impl Module {
     pub fn generate_code(self) -> Result<HashMap<path::PathBuf, syn::File>, CodeGenError> {
+        let build_metadata = format!(
+            "
+# Build metadata
+
+- timestamp: {}
+
+## CSR XML
+
+- sha256: {}
+- git describe: TODO (after building step is fixed)
+- git commit timestamp: TODO
+- git SHA: TODO
+
+## Generator
+
+- build timestamp: {}
+- git describe: {}
+- git commit timestamp: {}
+- git SHA: {}
+",
+            Local::now().to_rfc3339_opts(chrono::SecondsFormat::Nanos, false),
+            hex::encode(self.xmlhash),
+            GENERATOR_BUILD_TIMESTAMP,
+            GENERATOR_GIT_DESCRIBE,
+            GENERATOR_GIT_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP,
+            GENERATOR_GIT_SHA,
+        );
         let files = self.generate_register_interface(None, None, HashMap::new())?;
         Ok(files
             .into_iter()
             .map(
                 |(path, tokens)| -> Result<(PathBuf, syn::File), syn::Error> {
+                    let tokens = if path
+                        .file_name()
+                        .is_some_and(|file| file == "register_interface.rs")
+                    {
+                        quote! {
+                            #![doc = #build_metadata]
+
+                            #tokens
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        tokens
+                    };
                     let file: syn::File = syn::parse2(tokens)?;
                     Ok((path, file))
                 },
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 4129c60..8430a7c 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 pub mod converter;
 pub mod generator;
 pub mod io;
+pub mod meta;
 mod parser;
 mod type_traits;
 pub mod types;
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a3a63bf..41b0963 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         for (path, code) in &files {
             log::debug!("path: {:?}", path);
             log::debug!("{}", prettyplease::unparse(code));
+            log::trace!("{}", prettyplease::unparse(code));
         }
     }
     if log::log_enabled!(log::Level::Info) {
diff --git a/src/meta.rs b/src/meta.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9d5d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/meta.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+pub(crate) const GENERATOR_BUILD_TIMESTAMP: &str =
+    env!("VERGEN_BUILD_TIMESTAMP", "Failed to get build timestamp");
+pub(crate) const GENERATOR_GIT_DESCRIBE: &str =
+    env!("VERGEN_GIT_DESCRIBE", "Failed to get git describe");
+pub(crate) const GENERATOR_GIT_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP: &str = env!(
+    "VERGEN_GIT_COMMIT_TIMESTAMP",
+    "Failed to get git commit timestamp"
+);
+pub(crate) const GENERATOR_GIT_SHA: &str = env!("VERGEN_GIT_SHA", "Failed to get git sha");
diff --git a/src/types.rs b/src/types.rs
index 65cc783..e074786 100644
--- a/src/types.rs
+++ b/src/types.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ pub struct Module {
     pub desc: Option<String>,
     pub elements_bitstring: Vec<BitString>,
     pub elements_other: Vec<ModuleBlockElements>,
+    pub xmlhash: [u8; 32],
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug)]