diff --git a/earwigbot/__init__.py b/earwigbot/__init__.py
index 282f66b..1ebde74 100644
--- a/earwigbot/__init__.py
+++ b/earwigbot/__init__.py
@@ -32,5 +32,20 @@ __copyright__ = "Copyright (C) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 by Ben Kurtovic"
 __license__ = "MIT License"
 __version__ = "0.1.dev"
 __email__ = "ben.kurtovic@verizon.net"
+__release__ = False
+
+if not __release__:
+    def _add_git_commit_id_to_version(version):
+        from git import Repo
+        from os.path import split, dirname
+        path = split(dirname(__file__))[0]
+        commit_id = Repo(path).head.object.hexsha
+        return version + ".git+" + commit_id[:8]
+    try:
+        __version__ = _add_git_commit_id_to_version(__version__)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
+    finally:
+        del _add_git_commit_id_to_version
 
 from earwigbot import blowfish, bot, commands, config, irc, tasks, util, wiki
diff --git a/earwigbot/bot.py b/earwigbot/bot.py
index ac2c566..ea40dcd 100644
--- a/earwigbot/bot.py
+++ b/earwigbot/bot.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
 
+import logging
 from threading import Lock, Thread
 from time import sleep, time
 
@@ -99,9 +100,11 @@ class Bot(object):
         while self._keep_looping:
             with self.component_lock:
                 if self.frontend and self.frontend.is_stopped():
+                    self.logger.warn("IRC frontend has stopped; restarting")
                     self.frontend = Frontend(self)
                     Thread(name=name, target=self.frontend.loop).start()
                 if self.watcher and self.watcher.is_stopped():
+                    self.logger.warn("IRC watcher has stopped; restarting")
                     self.watcher = Watcher(self)
                     Thread(name=name, target=self.watcher.loop).start()
             sleep(5)
@@ -121,6 +124,7 @@ class Bot(object):
         self._loop()
 
     def restart(self):
+        self.logger.info("Restarting bot per request from owner")
         with self.component_lock:
             self._stop_irc_components()
             self.config.load()
@@ -129,6 +133,7 @@ class Bot(object):
             self._start_irc_components()
 
     def stop(self):
+        self.logger.info("Shutting down bot")
         with self.component_lock:
             self._stop_irc_components()
         self._keep_looping = False
diff --git a/earwigbot/config.py b/earwigbot/config.py
index f2830e0..fc73a08 100644
--- a/earwigbot/config.py
+++ b/earwigbot/config.py
@@ -208,8 +208,8 @@ class BotConfig(object):
         decrypted if they were decrypted beforehand.
         """
         if not path.exists(self._config_path):
-            print "You haven't configured the bot yet!"
-            choice = raw_input("Would you like to do this now? [y/n] ")
+            print "Config file not found:", self._config_path
+            choice = raw_input("Would you like to create a config file now? [y/n] ")
             if choice.lower().startswith("y"):
                 self._make_new()
             else:
diff --git a/earwigbot/util.py b/earwigbot/util.py
index 8b3ad5a..5f139da 100755
--- a/earwigbot/util.py
+++ b/earwigbot/util.py
@@ -31,29 +31,33 @@ __all__ = ["BotUtility", "main"]
 
 class BotUtility(object):
     """
-    DOCSTRING NEEDED
+    This is a command-line utility for EarwigBot that enables you to easily
+    start the bot without writing generally unnecessary three-line bootstrap
+    scripts. It supports starting the bot from any directory, as well as
+    starting individual tasks instead of the entire bot.
     """
 
     def version(self):
-        return __version__
+        return "EarwigBot v{0}".format(__version__)
 
-    def run(self):
-        root_dir = path.abspath(path.curdir())
+    def run(self, root_dir):
         bot = Bot(root_dir)
-        try:
-            bot.run()
-        finally:
-            bot.stop()
+        print self.version()
+        #try:
+        #    bot.run()
+        #finally:
+        #    bot.stop()
 
     def main(self):
-        print "EarwigBot v{0}\n".format(self.version())
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=BotUtility.__doc__)
 
-        parser.add_argument("-V", "--version", action="version",
+        parser.add_argument("-v", "--version", action="version",
                             version=self.version())
-
+        parser.add_argument("root_dir", metavar="path", nargs="?", default=path.curdir)
         args = parser.parse_args()
-#        args.func(args)
+
+        root_dir = path.abspath(args.root_dir)
+        self.run(root_dir)
 
 
 main = BotUtility().main
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 67234d9..490faa5 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ setup(
     entry_points = {"console_scripts": ["earwigbot = earwigbot.util:main"]},
     install_requires = ["PyYAML >= 3.10",  # Config parsing
                         "oursql >= 0.9.3",  # Talking with MediaWiki databases
-                        "oauth2 >= 1.5.211"],  # Talking with Yahoo BOSS Search
+                        "oauth2 >= 1.5.211",  # Talking with Yahoo BOSS Search
+                        "GitPython >= 0.3.2.RC1",  # Interfacing with git
+                        ],
     test_suite = "tests",
     version = __version__,
     author = "Ben Kurtovic",