diff --git a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
index e1bbb01fa..4330006cc 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ from .postprocessor import (
     get_postprocessor,
 )
 from .postprocessor.ffmpeg import resolve_mapping as resolve_recode_mapping
-from .update import detect_variant
+from .update import REPOSITORY, current_git_head, detect_variant
 from .utils import (
     DEFAULT_OUTTMPL,
     IDENTITY,
@@ -3314,6 +3314,12 @@ class YoutubeDL:
             return info_dict
         info_dict.setdefault('epoch', int(time.time()))
         info_dict.setdefault('_type', 'video')
+        info_dict.setdefault('_version', {
+            'version': __version__,
+            'current_git_head': current_git_head(),
+            'release_git_head': RELEASE_GIT_HEAD,
+            'repository': REPOSITORY,
+        })
 
         if remove_private_keys:
             reject = lambda k, v: v is None or k.startswith('__') or k in {
@@ -3678,7 +3684,8 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         if VARIANT not in (None, 'pip'):
             source += '*'
         write_debug(join_nonempty(
-            'yt-dlp version', __version__,
+            f'{"yt-dlp" if REPOSITORY == "yt-dlp/yt-dlp" else REPOSITORY} version',
+            __version__,
             f'[{RELEASE_GIT_HEAD}]' if RELEASE_GIT_HEAD else '',
             '' if source == 'unknown' else f'({source})',
             delim=' '))
@@ -3694,18 +3701,8 @@ class YoutubeDL:
         if self.params['compat_opts']:
             write_debug('Compatibility options: %s' % ', '.join(self.params['compat_opts']))
 
-        if source == 'source':
-            try:
-                stdout, _, _ = Popen.run(
-                    ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'],
-                    text=True, cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
-                    stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
-                if re.fullmatch('[0-9a-f]+', stdout.strip()):
-                    write_debug(f'Git HEAD: {stdout.strip()}')
-            except Exception:
-                with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
-                    sys.exc_clear()
-
+        if current_git_head():
+            write_debug(f'Git HEAD: {current_git_head()}')
         write_debug(system_identifier())
 
         exe_versions, ffmpeg_features = FFmpegPostProcessor.get_versions_and_features(self)
diff --git a/yt_dlp/update.py b/yt_dlp/update.py
index fc96f2985..e82cdf451 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/update.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/update.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import atexit
+import contextlib
 import hashlib
 import json
 import os
@@ -50,6 +51,19 @@ def detect_variant():
     return VARIANT or _get_variant_and_executable_path()[0]
 
 
+@functools.cache
+def current_git_head():
+    if detect_variant() != 'source':
+        return
+    with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+        stdout, _, _ = Popen.run(
+            ['git', 'rev-parse', '--short', 'HEAD'],
+            text=True, cwd=os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)),
+            stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        if re.fullmatch('[0-9a-f]+', stdout.strip()):
+            return stdout.strip()
+
+
 _FILE_SUFFIXES = {
     'zip': '',
     'py2exe': '_min.exe',