diff --git a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/login.html b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/login.html
index 4d40273..5414025 100644
--- a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/login.html
+++ b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/login.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}Login{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <a id="alyphebig" href="https://asklyphe.com/">
     <div id="lyphebig">
             <div class="bent-surrounding">
-                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
+                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
             </div>
             <div id="lyphetitle">
-                <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
+                <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
                 <p>the best search engine!</p>
             </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/register.html b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/register.html
index 24c06e2..6a4c917 100644
--- a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/register.html
+++ b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/register.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}Register{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <a id="alyphebig" href="https://asklyphe.com/">
         <div id="lyphebig">
             <div class="bent-surrounding">
-                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
+                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
             </div>
             <div id="lyphetitle">
-                <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
+                <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
                 <p>the best search engine!</p>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/shell.html b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/shell.html
index 7e69818..f1f5651 100644
--- a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/shell.html
+++ b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/shell.html
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
               title="AskLyphe"
               href="/static/osd.xml" />
 
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/shell.css" />
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/shell.css?git={{ git_commit }}" />
 
         {% block head %}{% endblock %}
     </head>
diff --git a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/verify.html b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/verify.html
index 2956a49..9068015 100644
--- a/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/verify.html
+++ b/asklyphe-auth-frontend/templates/verify.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}Verify Email{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/auth.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@
     <a id="alyphebig" href="https://asklyphe.com/">
         <div id="lyphebig">
             <div class="bent-surrounding">
-                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
+                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
             </div>
             <div id="lyphetitle">
-                <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
+                <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
                 <p>the best search engine!</p>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/announcement.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/announcement.html
index 2b0e566..40f2a70 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/announcement.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/announcement.html
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}{{ announcement.title }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/announcement.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/announcement.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@
         <a href="/" class="lyphe">
             <div id="lyphesmall">
                 <div class="bent-surrounding">
-                    <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png"
+                    <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png?git={{ git_commit }}"
                          alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
                 </div>
                 <div id="lyphetitlenav">
-                    <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask lyphe!"/>
+                    <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask lyphe!"/>
                 </div>
             </div>
         </a>
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/frontpage.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/frontpage.html
index 7536376..1216ea2 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/frontpage.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/frontpage.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {% block title %}the best search engine{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/frontpage.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/inline-announcement.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/frontpage.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/inline-announcement.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
     {% endmatch %}
     <div id="lyphebig">
         <div class="bent-surrounding">
-            <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
+            <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
         </div>
         <div id="lyphetitle">
-            <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
+            <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
             <p>a user-first, customizable, useful, and fun search engine!</p>
         </div>
     </div>
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
         <div class="pagegradient">
             <div id="userfirst" class="feature">
                 <h1>user-first</h1>
-                <img src="/static/lyphe.png" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
+                <img src="/static/lyphe.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
                 <p>
                     we will never serve a single ad.
                     <br/>
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
             </div>
             <div id="customizable" class="feature">
                 <h1>customizable</h1>
-                <img src="/static/lyphe.png" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
+                <img src="/static/lyphe.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
                 <p>
                     we aim to design askLyphe in a way that makes personalizing your search results easy and fun!
                     <br/>
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
             </div>
             <div id="useful-fun" class="feature">
                 <h1>useful, but fun!</h1>
-                <img src="/static/lyphe.png" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
+                <img src="/static/lyphe.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
                 <p>
                     our search engine does not rely on (however may still include, for completeness) results from
                     Google, Bing, or any other search engine out there.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
             </div>
             <div id="fourth-box" class="feature">
                 <h1>fourth box!</h1>
-                <img src="/static/lyphe.png" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
+                <img src="/static/lyphe.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="lorem ipsum dolor sit amet"/>
                 <p>
                     i haven't decided what to put here yet! we're still in alpha so i'm sure i'll come up with something
                     eventually, but i wanted this fourth box because i feel like the design flows nicer with it (:
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/home.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/home.html
index 44e9eb0..8a34980 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/home.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/home.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 {% block title %}Home{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/home.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/home.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/inline-announcement.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/home.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/home.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/inline-announcement.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
     <div class="pagecontent">
         <div id="lyphebig">
             <div class="bent-surrounding">
-                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
+                <img id="lypheimg" src="/static/img/lyphebent{% if alpha %}-alpha{% endif %}.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="image of lyphe, our mascot!">
             </div>
             <div id="lyphetitle">
-                <img src="/static/img/logo.png" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
+                <img src="/static/img/logo.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="ask Lyphe!"/>
                 <h2>the best search engine!</h2>
             </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/image_search.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/image_search.html
index de06850..0c31ec3 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/image_search.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/image_search.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 {% block title %}Images - {{ search_query }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/imagesearch.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/imagesearch.css"/>
-{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css"/>{% endif %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/imagesearch.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/imagesearch.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
     <div class="index-bar">
         <a href="{{ websearch_url }}">
-            <img id="websearch-img" src="/static/img/websearch.png" alt="search the web"/>
+            <img id="websearch-img" src="/static/img/websearch.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search the web"/>
         </a>
         <a href="{{ imagesearch_url }}">
-            <img id="imagesearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/imagesearch_selected.png" alt="search for images"/>
+            <img id="imagesearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/imagesearch_selected.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search for images"/>
         </a>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search.html
index 82d1dcc..12b4a44 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search.html
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 {% block title %}{{ search_query }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/search.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/search.css"/>
-{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css"/>{% endif %}
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/search.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/search.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>{% endif %}
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@
 
     <div class="index-bar">
         <a href="{{ websearch_url }}">
-            <img id="websearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/websearch_selected.png" alt="search the web"/>
+            <img id="websearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/websearch_selected.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search the web"/>
         </a>
         <a href="{{ imagesearch_url }}">
-            <img id="imagesearch-img" src="/static/img/imagesearch.png" alt="search for images"/>
+            <img id="imagesearch-img" src="/static/img/imagesearch.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search for images"/>
         </a>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search_js.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search_js.html
index 71cc5d3..ea00300 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search_js.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/search_js.html
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 {% block title %}{{ search_query }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/search.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/search.css"/>
-{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css"/>{% endif %}
-<script src="/static/js/search.js" defer></script>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/search.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/search.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+{% if search_query == "notnite" %}<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/creature.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>{% endif %}
+<script src="/static/js/search.js?git={{ git_commit }}" defer></script>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@
 
     <div class="index-bar">
         <a href="{{ websearch_url }}">
-            <img id="websearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/websearch_selected.png" alt="search the web"/>
+            <img id="websearch-img-selected" src="/static/img/websearch_selected.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search the web"/>
         </a>
         <a href="{{ imagesearch_url }}">
-            <img id="imagesearch-img" src="/static/img/imagesearch.png" alt="search for images"/>
+            <img id="imagesearch-img" src="/static/img/imagesearch.png?git={{ git_commit }}" alt="search for images"/>
         </a>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/shell.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/shell.html
index a61cdd9..200539d 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/shell.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/shell.html
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
               title="AskLyphe"
               href="/static/osd.xml" />
 
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/shell.css" />
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/shell.css" />
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/shell.css?git={{ git_commit }}" />
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/shell.css?git={{ git_commit }}" />
 
         {% block head %}{% endblock %}
     </head>
diff --git a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/user_settings.html b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/user_settings.html
index 63cfec8..8a6d3b9 100644
--- a/asklyphe-frontend/templates/user_settings.html
+++ b/asklyphe-frontend/templates/user_settings.html
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 {% block title %}{{ search_query }}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block head %}
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/settings.css"/>
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/settings.css"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/default/settings.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/static/themes/{{theme.internal_name()}}/settings.css?git={{ git_commit }}"/>
 {% endblock %}
 
 {% block page %}