1 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/slang.h b/slang.h
index c707e8918..9720b04cb 100644
--- a/slang.h
+++ b/slang.h
@@ -1278,6 +1278,22 @@ extern "C"
         SlangCompileRequest*    request,
         SlangOptimizationLevel  level);
 
+
+    /*!
+    @brief Get the build version 'tag' string. The string is the same as produced via `git describe --tags`
+    for the project. If Slang is built separately from the automated build scripts
+    the contents will by default be 'unknown'. Any string can be set by changing the
+    contents of 'slang-tag-version.h' file and recompiling the project.
+
+    This function will return exactly the same result as the method getBuildTag string on IGlobalSession.
+
+    An advantage of using this function over the method is that doing so does not require the creation of
+    a session, which can be a fairly costly operation.
+
+    @return The build tag string
+    */
+    SLANG_API const char* spGetBuildTagString();
+
     /*!
     @brief Set the container format to be used for binary output.
     */
@@ -2869,6 +2885,8 @@ namespace slang
             the contents will by default be 'unknown'. Any string can be set by changing the
             contents of 'slang-tag-version.h' file and recompiling the project.
 
+            This method will return exactly the same result as the free function spGetBuildTagString.
+
             @return The build tag string
             */
         virtual SLANG_NO_THROW const char* SLANG_MCALL getBuildTagString() = 0;