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+# Makefile for building the Harbor CLI project
+
+# Variables
+BINARY_NAME=harbor
+BUILD_DIR=bin
+SRC_DIR=cmd/harbor
+MAIN_FILE=$(SRC_DIR)/main.go
+
+# Retrieve the current Git commit hash
+GIT_COMMIT := $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
+
+# Retrieve the current Git tag or fallback to describe
+VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "v0.0.1")
+
+# Go version
+GO_VERSION := $(shell go version | awk '{print $$3}')
+
+# Build time
+BUILD_TIME := $(shell date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+
+# System information
+SYSTEM := $(shell go env GOOS)/$(shell go env GOARCH)
+
+# Output directory
+OUTPUT_DIR := $(BUILD_DIR)
+
+# ldflags for embedding version information
+LDFLAGS := -X github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/cmd/harbor/internal/version.Version=$(VERSION) \
+           -X github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/cmd/harbor/internal/version.GoVersion=$(GO_VERSION) \
+           -X github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/cmd/harbor/internal/version.GitCommit=$(GIT_COMMIT) \
+           -X github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/cmd/harbor/internal/version.BuildTime=$(BUILD_TIME) \
+           -X github.com/goharbor/harbor-cli/cmd/harbor/internal/version.System=$(SYSTEM)
+
+# Default target
+.PHONY: all
+all: build
+
+# Build the binary with ldflags
+.PHONY: build
+build:
+	@echo "Building $(BINARY_NAME)..."
+	@mkdir -p $(OUTPUT_DIR)
+	@echo "ldflags: $(LDFLAGS)"
+	go build -ldflags "$(LDFLAGS)" -o $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) $(MAIN_FILE)
+	@echo "Build complete: $(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME)"
+
+# Clean the build artifacts
+.PHONY: clean
+clean:
+	@echo "Cleaning build artifacts..."
+	@rm -rf $(BUILD_DIR)
+	@echo "Clean complete."
+
+# Display version information
+.PHONY: version
+version:
+	@./$(OUTPUT_DIR)/$(BINARY_NAME) version
+
+# Install dependencies
+.PHONY: deps
+deps:
+	go mod download
+
+# Run tests
+.PHONY: test
+test:
+	@pushd ./test/e2e && go test -v && popd
+
+# Help message
+.PHONY: help
+help:
+	@echo "Available targets:"
+	@echo "  build    - Build the binary with version information"
+	@echo "  clean    - Remove build artifacts"
+	@echo "  version  - Display the version of the built binary"
+	@echo "  deps     - Download and install dependencies"
+	@echo "  test     - Run tests"
+	@echo "  help     - Show this help message"