diff --git a/changelog.d/19011.bugfix b/changelog.d/19011.bugfix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..460c71856e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/19011.bugfix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update Synapse main process version string to include git info.
diff --git a/synapse/app/homeserver.py b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
index 3c691906ca..c45251d581 100644
--- a/synapse/app/homeserver.py
+++ b/synapse/app/homeserver.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ from synapse.rest.well_known import well_known_resource
 from synapse.server import HomeServer
 from synapse.storage import DataStore
 from synapse.types import ISynapseReactor
-from synapse.util.check_dependencies import VERSION, check_requirements
+from synapse.util import SYNAPSE_VERSION
+from synapse.util.check_dependencies import check_requirements
 from synapse.util.httpresourcetree import create_resource_tree
 from synapse.util.module_loader import load_module
 
@@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ def setup(
     hs = SynapseHomeServer(
         config.server.server_name,
         config=config,
-        version_string=f"Synapse/{VERSION}",
+        version_string=f"Synapse/{SYNAPSE_VERSION}",
         reactor=reactor,
     )