diff --git a/crates/vm/Cargo.toml b/crates/vm/Cargo.toml
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ widestring = { workspace = true }
 wasm-bindgen = { workspace = true, optional = true }
 
 [build-dependencies]
+chrono = { workspace = true }
 glob = { workspace = true }
 itertools = { workspace = true }
 

diff --git a/crates/vm/build.rs b/crates/vm/build.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
     reason = "build scripts cannot use rustpython-host_env"
 )]
 
+use chrono::{Local, prelude::DateTime};
+use core::time::Duration;
 use itertools::Itertools;
 use std::{
     env,
@@ -24,17 +26,27 @@ fn main() {
     }
     println!("cargo:rerun-if-changed=../../Lib/importlib/_bootstrap.py");
 
+    // = 3.14.0alpha
+    python_version(3, 14, 0, "alpha", 0);
+
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_GIT_HASH={}", git_hash());
     println!(
         "cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_GIT_TIMESTAMP={}",
         git_timestamp()
     );
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_GIT_TAG={}", git_tag());
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_GIT_BRANCH={}", git_branch());
+    println!(
+        "cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_GIT_IDENTIFIER={}",
+        git_identifier()
+    );
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_BUILD_INFO={}", get_build_info());
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTC_VERSION={}", rustc_version());
 
     let release_level = option_env!("RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL").unwrap_or("alpha");
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL={release_level}");
+    let release_level_n = release_to_n(release_level);
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL_N={release_level_n}");
     let release_serial = option_env!("RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_SERIAL").unwrap_or("0");
     println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_SERIAL={release_serial}");
 
@@ -81,11 +93,119 @@ fn git(args: &[&str]) -> io::Result<String> {
     command("git", args)
 }
 
+#[must_use]
+fn get_build_info() -> String {
+    // See: https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/timestamps/
+    let revision = git_hash();
+    let separator = if revision.is_empty() { "" } else { ":" };
+    let identifier = git_identifier();
+
+    format!(
+        "{id}{sep}{revision}, {date:.20}, {time:.9}",
+        id = if identifier.is_empty() {
+            "default"
+        } else {
+            &identifier
+        },
+        sep = separator,
+        revision = revision,
+        date = get_git_date(),
+        time = get_git_time(),
+    )
+}
+
+fn git_identifier() -> String {
+    let tag = git_tag();
+    if tag.is_empty() || tag.eq_ignore_ascii_case("undefined") {
+        git_branch()
+    } else {
+        tag
+    }
+}
+
+fn get_git_timestamp_datetime() -> DateTime<Local> {
+    let timestamp = git_timestamp().parse::<u64>().unwrap_or_default();
+    let datetime = UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(timestamp);
+    datetime.into()
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+fn get_git_date() -> String {
+    let datetime = get_git_timestamp_datetime();
+
+    datetime.format("%b %e %Y").to_string()
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+fn get_git_time() -> String {
+    let datetime = get_git_timestamp_datetime();
+
+    datetime.format("%H:%M:%S").to_string()
+}
+
 fn rustc_version() -> String {
     let rustc = env::var_os("RUSTC").unwrap_or_else(|| "rustc".into());
     command(rustc, &["-V"]).unwrap_or_else(|_| "rustc [unknown]".into())
 }
 
+fn python_version(major: usize, minor: usize, micro: usize, release: &str, serial: usize) {
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MAJOR_CPY={major}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MINOR_CPY={minor}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=MICRO_CPY={micro}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RELEASE_LEVEL_CPY={release}");
+    println!(
+        "cargo:rustc-env=RELEASE_LEVEL_N_CPY={}",
+        release_to_n(release)
+    );
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=SERIAL_CPY={serial}");
+
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=WINVER_CPY={major}.{minor}",);
+
+    let cpy_version = format!("{major}.{minor}.{micro}.{release}");
+
+    let (left, right) = get_version(&cpy_version);
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_VERSION_LEFT={left}");
+    println!("cargo:rustc-env=RUSTPYTHON_VERSION_RIGHT={right}");
+}
+
+#[must_use]
+fn get_version(cpy_version: &str) -> (String, String) {
+    // Windows: include MSC v. for compatibility with ctypes.util.find_library
+    // MSC v.1929 = VS 2019, version 14+ makes find_msvcrt() return None
+    let msc_info = cfg_select! {
+        windows => {{
+            // Include both RustPython identifier and MSC v. for compatibility
+            if cfg!(target_pointer_width = "64") {
+                " MSC v.1929 64 bit (AMD64)"
+            } else {
+                " MSC v.1929 32 bit (Intel)"
+            }
+        }},
+        _ => "",
+    };
+
+    // `left` and `right` are split by \n like PyPy. Passing a string with a newline to rustc
+    // truncates everything from the newline onward, so we have to manually combine them later.
+    let left = format!("{:.80} ({:.80})", cpy_version, get_build_info());
+    let right = format!(
+        "[RustPython {} with {:.80}{}]",
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
+        rustc_version(),
+        msc_info,
+    );
+    (left, right)
+}
+
+fn release_to_n(release: &str) -> usize {
+    match release {
+        "alpha" => 0xA,
+        "beta" => 0xB,
+        "candidate" => 0xC,
+        "final" => 0xD,
+        _ => panic!("`release` must be one of: 'alpha', 'beta', 'candidate', 'final'"),
+    }
-fn release_to_n(release: &str) -> usize {
-    match release {
-        "alpha" => 0xA,
-        "beta" => 0xB,
-        "candidate" => 0xC,
-        "final" => 0xD,
-        _ => unreachable!(),
-    }
+fn release_to_n(release: &str) -> usize {
+    match release {
+        "alpha" => 0xA,
+        "beta" => 0xB,
+        "candidate" => 0xC,
+        "final" => 0xD,
+        _ => panic!("unsupported RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL: {release}"),
+    }
+}
-fn release_to_n(release: &str) -> usize {
-    match release {
-        "alpha" => 0xA,
-        "beta" => 0xB,
-        "candidate" => 0xC,
-        "final" => 0xD,
-        _ => unreachable!(),
-    }
+fn release_to_n(release: &str) -> usize {
+    match release {
+        "alpha" => 0xA,
+        "beta" => 0xB,
+        "candidate" => 0xC,
+        "final" => 0xD,
+        _ => panic!("unsupported RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL: {release}"),
+    }
+}
+}
+
 fn command(cmd: impl AsRef<std::ffi::OsStr>, args: &[&str]) -> io::Result<String> {
     Command::new(&cmd).args(args).output().and_then(|output| {
         // TODO: Switch to exit_ok()? when stable.

diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/sys.rs
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ pub mod sys {
     fn _git(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyTupleRef {
         vm.new_tuple((
             ascii!("RustPython"),
-            version::get_git_identifier(),
+            version::GIT_IDENTIFIER,
             version::GIT_REVISION,
         ))
     }
@@ -706,17 +706,13 @@ pub mod sys {
         vm.ctx.none()
     }
 
-    #[pyattr]
-    fn version(_vm: &VirtualMachine) -> String {
-        version::get_version()
-    }
+    #[pyattr(name = "version")]
+    const VERSION: &str = version::RUSTPYTHON_VERSION;
 
+    // Note: This is Python DLL version in CPython, but we arbitrary fill it for compatibility
     #[cfg(windows)]
-    #[pyattr]
-    fn winver(_vm: &VirtualMachine) -> String {
-        // Note: This is Python DLL version in CPython, but we arbitrary fill it for compatibility
-        version::get_winver_number()
-    }
+    #[pyattr(name = "winver")]
+    const WINVER: &str = version::WINVER;
 
     #[pyattr]
     fn _xoptions(vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyDictRef {

diff --git a/crates/vm/src/version.rs b/crates/vm/src/version.rs
@@ -1,145 +1,72 @@
-//! Several function to retrieve version information.
-
-use chrono::{Local, prelude::DateTime};
-use core::time::Duration;
-use std::time::UNIX_EPOCH;
+//! Version info constants.
+//!
+//! Most of the constants are auto calculated at compile time. The main exception is the
+//! target CPython version. This is defined and updated in `build.rs`.
+
+macro_rules! parse_consts {
+    ($name: ident, $var: literal) => {
+        pub const $name: usize = match usize::from_str_radix(env!($var), 10) {
+            Ok(v) => v,
+            Err(_) => panic!(concat!("Compile with Cargo to get '", $var, "'")),
+        };
+    };
+}
 
-// = 3.14.0alpha
-pub const MAJOR: usize = 3;
-pub const MINOR: usize = 14;
-pub const MICRO: usize = 0;
-pub const RELEASELEVEL: &str = "alpha";
-pub const RELEASELEVEL_N: usize = 0xA;
-pub const SERIAL: usize = 0;
+// CPython target version info
+parse_consts!(MAJOR, "MAJOR_CPY");
+parse_consts!(MINOR, "MINOR_CPY");
+parse_consts!(MICRO, "MICRO_CPY");
+pub const RELEASELEVEL: &str = env!("RELEASE_LEVEL_CPY");
+parse_consts!(RELEASELEVEL_N, "RELEASE_LEVEL_N_CPY");
+parse_consts!(SERIAL, "SERIAL_CPY");
 pub const VERSION_HEX: usize =
     (MAJOR << 24) | (MINOR << 16) | (MICRO << 8) | (RELEASELEVEL_N << 4) | SERIAL;
 
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub const WINVER: &str = env!("WINVER_CPY");
+
 pub const GIT_REVISION: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_HASH");
-const GIT_TAG: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_TAG");
-const GIT_BRANCH: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_BRANCH");
+pub const GIT_IDENTIFIER: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_IDENTIFIER");
+// const GIT_TAG: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_TAG");
+// const GIT_BRANCH: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_BRANCH");
 
 // RustPython version
-pub const MAJOR_IMPL: usize = match usize::from_str_radix(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR"), 10) {
-    Ok(v) => v,
-    Err(_) => panic!("Compile with Cargo to get 'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR'"),
-};
-pub const MINOR_IMPL: usize = match usize::from_str_radix(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR"), 10) {
-    Ok(v) => v,
-    Err(_) => panic!("Compile with Cargo to get 'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR'"),
-};
-pub const MICRO_IMPL: usize = match usize::from_str_radix(env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH"), 10) {
-    Ok(v) => v,
-    Err(_) => panic!("Compile with Cargo to get 'CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH'"),
-};
+parse_consts!(MAJOR_IMPL, "CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MAJOR");
+parse_consts!(MINOR_IMPL, "CARGO_PKG_VERSION_MINOR");
+parse_consts!(MICRO_IMPL, "CARGO_PKG_VERSION_PATCH");
 pub const RELEASELEVEL_IMPL: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL");
-pub const SERIAL_IMPL: usize = match usize::from_str_radix(env!("RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_SERIAL"), 10) {
-    Ok(v) => v,
-    Err(_) => panic!("Compile with Cargo to get 'RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_SERIAL'"),
-};
+parse_consts!(RELEASELEVEL_N_IMPL, "RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_LEVEL_N");
+parse_consts!(SERIAL_IMPL, "RUSTPYTHON_RELEASE_SERIAL");
 pub const VERSION_HEX_IMPL: usize = (MAJOR_IMPL << 24)
     | (MINOR_IMPL << 16)
     | (MICRO_IMPL << 8)
-    | (RELEASELEVEL_N << 4)
+    | (RELEASELEVEL_N_IMPL << 4)
     | SERIAL_IMPL;
 
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_version() -> String {
-    // Windows: include MSC v. for compatibility with ctypes.util.find_library
-    // MSC v.1929 = VS 2019, version 14+ makes find_msvcrt() return None
-    let msc_info = cfg_select! {
-        windows => {{
-            let arch = if cfg!(target_pointer_width = "64") {
-                "64 bit (AMD64)"
-            } else {
-                "32 bit (Intel)"
-            };
-            // Include both RustPython identifier and MSC v. for compatibility
-            format!(" MSC v.1929 {arch}",)
-        }},
-        _ => String::new(),
-    };
-
-    format!(
-        "{:.80} ({:.80}) \n[RustPython {} with {:.80}{}]", // \n is PyPy convention
-        get_version_number(),
-        get_build_info(),
-        env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
-        COMPILER,
-        msc_info,
-    )
-}
-
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_version_number() -> String {
-    format!("{MAJOR}.{MINOR}.{MICRO}{RELEASELEVEL}")
-}
-
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_winver_number() -> String {
-    format!("{MAJOR}.{MINOR}")
-}
-
-const COMPILER: &str = env!("RUSTC_VERSION");
+pub const RUSTPYTHON_BUILD_INFO: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_BUILD_INFO");
+pub const RUSTPYTHON_VERSION: &str = const {
+    const LEFT: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_VERSION_LEFT");
+    const RIGHT: &str = env!("RUSTPYTHON_VERSION_RIGHT");
+    const LEN: usize = LEFT.len() + RIGHT.len() + 1;
 
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_build_info() -> String {
-    // See: https://reproducible-builds.org/docs/timestamps/
-    let separator = if GIT_REVISION.is_empty() { "" } else { ":" };
-    let git_identifier = get_git_identifier();
+    const fn concat() -> [u8; LEN] {
+        let mut bytes_temp = [0u8; LEN];
 
-    format!(
-        "{id}{sep}{revision}, {date:.20}, {time:.9}",
-        id = if git_identifier.is_empty() {
-            "default"
-        } else {
-            git_identifier
-        },
-        sep = separator,
-        revision = GIT_REVISION,
-        date = get_git_date(),
-        time = get_git_time(),
-    )
-}
+        let (left, _) = bytes_temp.split_at_mut(LEFT.len());
+        left.copy_from_slice(LEFT.as_bytes());
+        let (_, right) = bytes_temp.split_at_mut(LEFT.len() + 1);
+        right.copy_from_slice(RIGHT.as_bytes());
+        bytes_temp[LEFT.len()] = b'\n';
 
-#[must_use]
-pub const fn get_git_identifier() -> &'static str {
-    if GIT_TAG.is_empty() || GIT_TAG.eq_ignore_ascii_case("undefined") {
-        GIT_BRANCH
-    } else {
-        GIT_TAG
+        bytes_temp
     }
-}
-
-fn get_git_timestamp_datetime() -> DateTime<Local> {
-    let timestamp = option_env!("RUSTPYTHON_GIT_TIMESTAMP").unwrap_or_default();
-    let timestamp = timestamp.parse::<u64>().unwrap_or_default();
-
-    let datetime = UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(timestamp);
-
-    datetime.into()
-}
-
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_git_date() -> String {
-    let datetime = get_git_timestamp_datetime();
-
-    datetime.format("%b %e %Y").to_string()
-}
-
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_git_time() -> String {
-    let datetime = get_git_timestamp_datetime();
-
-    datetime.format("%H:%M:%S").to_string()
-}
 
-#[must_use]
-pub fn get_git_datetime() -> String {
-    let date = get_git_date();
-    let time = get_git_time();
-
-    format!("{date} {time}")
-}
+    const BUF: [u8; LEN] = concat();
+    match str::from_utf8(&BUF) {
+        Ok(v) => v,
+        Err(_) => unreachable!(),
+    }
+};
 
 // Must be aligned to Lib/importlib/_bootstrap_external.py
 // Bumped to 2994 for new CommonConstant discriminants (BuiltinList, BuiltinSet)