diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 20b6b41..02ccb68 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -11,4 +11,10 @@ clean:
 	rm -rf lib/mbedtls-2.1.14/build
 	rm -rf ./cmd/pcloudcc/build
 
+install:
+	install -m 755 cmd/pcloudcc/build/pcloudcc /usr/bin/pcloudcc
+	install -m 755 cmd/pcloudcc/build/libpcloudcc_lib.so /usr/lib/libpcloudcc_lib.so
 
+uninstall:
+	rm -f /usr/bin/pcloudcc
+	rm -f /usr/lib/libpcloudcc_lib.so
diff --git a/cmd/pcloudcc/main.cpp b/cmd/pcloudcc/main.cpp
index f737316..e6eaada 100644
--- a/cmd/pcloudcc/main.cpp
+++ b/cmd/pcloudcc/main.cpp
@@ -38,10 +38,12 @@
 namespace po = boost::program_options;
 namespace ct = control_tools;
 namespace cc = console_client;
-static std::string version = "2.0.1";
+
+// TODO: a proper version string might be useful for debugging
+static std::string version = "git-lneely";
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv) {
-  std::cout << "pCloud console client v." << version << std::endl;
+  std::cout << "pCloud console client (" << version << ")" << std::endl;
   std::string username;
   std::string password;
   bool daemon = false;