diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b4b5d8b..b303971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - run: dotnet restore
 
-    - run: dotnet pack --no-restore --include-symbols -o . /p:PackageVersion=${VERSION}
+    - run: dotnet pack --no-restore --include-symbols -o . /p:Version=${VERSION}
 
     - name: Deploy to NuGet
       run: dotnet nuget push *.nupkg --api-key $NUGET_AUTH_TOKEN --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json
diff --git a/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs b/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs
index c52cc30..4e6bb53 100644
--- a/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs
+++ b/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Integration/StartupTests.cs
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public StartupTests(ITestOutputHelper outputHelper) : base(outputHelper)
 	public async Task OutputMatches()
 	{
 		await Host.StartAsync();
-		var expected = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new E5ERuntimeMetadata(), E5EJsonSerializerOptions.Default);
+		var expected = JsonSerializer.Serialize(E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current, E5EJsonSerializerOptions.Default);
 		var stdout = await Host.GetStdoutAsync();
 		Assert.Equal(expected, stdout);
 	}
diff --git a/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs b/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
index 4653a76..187d4f4 100644
--- a/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
+++ b/src/Anexia.E5E.Tests/Serialization/SerializationTests.cs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public void ResponseSerializationRecognisesCorrectType()
 		Assert.Equal(E5EResponseType.Binary, E5EResponse.From("test"u8.ToArray()).Type);
 		Assert.Equal(E5EResponseType.Binary, E5EResponse.From("test"u8.ToArray().AsEnumerable()).Type);
 		Assert.Equal(E5EResponseType.Binary, E5EResponse.From(new E5EFileData("something"u8.ToArray())).Type);
-		Assert.Equal(E5EResponseType.StructuredObject, E5EResponse.From(new E5ERuntimeMetadata()).Type);
+		Assert.Equal(E5EResponseType.StructuredObject, E5EResponse.From(E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current).Type);
 	}
 
 	[Theory]
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public void EnumsAreProperSerialized(object type, string expected)
 	[Fact]
 	public void MetadataIsProperSerialized()
 	{
-		var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new E5ERuntimeMetadata(), _options);
+		var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current, _options);
 		var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<JsonElement>(json);
 		var sut = deserialized.EnumerateObject().ToDictionary(x => x.Name, x => x.Value);
 
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ public void MetadataIsProperSerialized()
 			() => Assert.Contains("runtime", sut),
 			() => Assert.Contains("features", sut),
 			() => Assert.Contains("library_version", sut),
-			() => Assert.Equal(1, sut["features"].GetArrayLength())
+			() => Assert.Equal(1, sut["features"].GetArrayLength()),
+			() => Assert.Equal("1.0.0", sut["library_version"].GetString())
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -158,7 +159,7 @@ private class SerializationTestsData : IEnumerable<object[]>
 		{
 			new E5EContext("generic", DateTimeOffset.FromUnixTimeSeconds(0), true),
 			new E5ERequestParameters(),
-			new E5ERuntimeMetadata(),
+			E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current,
 			new E5EFileData("data"u8.ToArray()),
 		};
 
diff --git a/src/Anexia.E5E/Anexia.E5E.csproj b/src/Anexia.E5E/Anexia.E5E.csproj
index a3a0fa7..ea42ca4 100644
--- a/src/Anexia.E5E/Anexia.E5E.csproj
+++ b/src/Anexia.E5E/Anexia.E5E.csproj
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
 
 		<!-- NuGet specific metadata, according to: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/library-guidance/nuget#important-nuget-package-metadata -->
 		<PackageId>Anexia.E5E</PackageId>
-		<PackageVersion>1.0.0</PackageVersion> <!-- This is a placeholder, overridden by Nerdbank.GitVersioning -->
 		<Description>A helper library to help you build serverless functions on top of the Anexia Engine.</Description>
 		<Authors>anexia</Authors> <!-- needs to match the NuGet profiles -->
 		<Company>ANEXIA Internetdienstleistungs GmbH</Company>
diff --git a/src/Anexia.E5E/Hosting/E5EHostWrapper.cs b/src/Anexia.E5E/Hosting/E5EHostWrapper.cs
index 37f8154..0feab72 100644
--- a/src/Anexia.E5E/Hosting/E5EHostWrapper.cs
+++ b/src/Anexia.E5E/Hosting/E5EHostWrapper.cs
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ public async Task StartAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)
 		}
 
 #if NET8_0_OR_GREATER
-		var metadata = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new E5ERuntimeMetadata(),
+		var metadata = JsonSerializer.Serialize(E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current,
 			E5ESerializationContext.Default.E5ERuntimeMetadata);
 #else
-		var metadata = JsonSerializer.Serialize(new E5ERuntimeMetadata(), E5EJsonSerializerOptions.Default);
+		var metadata = JsonSerializer.Serialize(E5ERuntimeMetadata.Current, E5EJsonSerializerOptions.Default);
 #endif
 
 		_console.Open();
diff --git a/src/Anexia.E5E/Runtime/E5ERuntimeMetadata.cs b/src/Anexia.E5E/Runtime/E5ERuntimeMetadata.cs
index f02ac1a..05d77ea 100644
--- a/src/Anexia.E5E/Runtime/E5ERuntimeMetadata.cs
+++ b/src/Anexia.E5E/Runtime/E5ERuntimeMetadata.cs
@@ -8,8 +8,19 @@ namespace Anexia.E5E.Runtime;
 /// </summary>
 [SuppressMessage("ReSharper", "UnusedMember.Global")]
 [SuppressMessage("Performance", "CA1822:Mark members as static")]
-public record E5ERuntimeMetadata
+public sealed record E5ERuntimeMetadata
 {
+	private E5ERuntimeMetadata()
+	{
+		// We try to fetch the informational version from the generated AssemblyInfo. Because SourceLink appends the
+		// commit hash, we have to trim it afterwards.
+		var version = typeof(E5ERuntimeMetadata).Assembly
+			.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute>()
+			?.InformationalVersion ?? "0.0.0+unknown";
+
+		LibraryVersion = version[..version.IndexOf('+')];
+	}
+
 	/// <summary>
 	///     The current instance of the metadata.
 	/// </summary>
@@ -18,9 +29,7 @@ public record E5ERuntimeMetadata
 	/// <summary>
 	///     The installed version of this NuGet library.
 	/// </summary>
-	public string LibraryVersion =>
-		typeof(E5ERuntimeMetadata).Assembly.GetCustomAttribute<AssemblyVersionAttribute>()?.Version ??
-		"0.0.0-unrecognized";
+	public string LibraryVersion { get; }
 
 	/// <summary>
 	///     The runtime this function is running in.