diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index bf571b3..8134abe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -12,24 +12,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       # Setup golang with caching
-      - name: Setup Golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: stable
-      - id: go-cache-paths
-        run: |
-          echo "go-build=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "go-mod=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Go Build Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.go-cache-paths.outputs.go-build }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-build-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-      - name: Go Mod Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.go-cache-paths.outputs.go-mod }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-mod-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/go.sum"
+          cache: true
 
       # Run tests
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index bc8d931..4eb0095 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -33,24 +33,12 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # Setup golang with caching
-      - name: Setup Golang
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
+      - name: Set up Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v5
         with:
-          go-version: 1.22
-      - id: go-cache-paths
-        run: |
-          echo "go-build=$(go env GOCACHE)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-          echo "go-mod=$(go env GOMODCACHE)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
-      - name: Go Build Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.go-cache-paths.outputs.go-build }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-build-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
-      - name: Go Mod Cache
-        uses: actions/cache@v3
-        with:
-          path: ${{ steps.go-cache-paths.outputs.go-mod }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-mod-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+          cache-dependency-path: "**/go.sum"
+          cache: true
 
       # Setup tinygo
       - uses: acifani/setup-tinygo@v2
@@ -60,8 +48,10 @@ jobs:
       # Setup docker buildx
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
+
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
+
       - name: 'Login to GitHub Container Registry'
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index f8e0586..2aacebe 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ dist/
 *.out
 cover.cov
 fanunit.uf2
+.idea
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.goreleaser.yaml b/.goreleaser.yaml
index 3cf39f4..220065c 100644
--- a/.goreleaser.yaml
+++ b/.goreleaser.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ builds:
     binary: compute-blade-agent
     id: agent
     dir: ./cmd/agent/
+    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    ldflags:
+      - -X=main.Version={{.Version}}
+      - -X=main.Commit={{.Commit}}
+      - -X=main.Date={{ .CommitTimestamp }}
 
   - env: *env
     goos: *goos
@@ -17,6 +22,11 @@ builds:
     binary: bladectl
     id: bladectl
     dir: ./cmd/bladectl/
+    mod_timestamp: "{{ .CommitTimestamp }}"
+    ldflags:
+      - -X=main.Version={{.Version}}
+      - -X=main.Commit={{.Commit}}
+      - -X=main.Date={{ .CommitTimestamp }}
 
 # Docker image including both agent and bladectl
 dockers:
diff --git a/cmd/agent/main.go b/cmd/agent/main.go
index 1219b98..edee5e7 100644
--- a/cmd/agent/main.go
+++ b/cmd/agent/main.go
@@ -22,6 +22,12 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 )
 
+var (
+	Version string
+	Commit  string
+	Date    string
+)
+
 func main() {
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
@@ -84,7 +90,7 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	log.FromContext(ctx).Info("Bootstrapping compute-blade-agent", zap.String("version", viper.GetString("version")))
+	log.FromContext(ctx).Info("Bootstrapping compute-blade-agent", zap.String("version", Version), zap.String("commit", Commit), zap.String("date", Date))
 	computebladeAgent, err := agent.NewComputeBladeAgent(ctx, cbAgentConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Error("Failed to create agent", zap.Error(err))
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_fan.go b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_fan.go
index e16df71..34ca1f5 100644
--- a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_fan.go
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_fan.go
@@ -1,40 +1,33 @@
 package main
 
 import (
-	"strconv"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	bladeapiv1alpha1 "github.com/uptime-induestries/compute-blade-agent/api/bladeapi/v1alpha1"
 )
 
+var (
+	percent int
+)
+
 func init() {
-	cmdFan.AddCommand(cmdFanSetPercent)
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdFan)
+	cmdFan.Flags().IntVarP(&percent, "percent", "p", 40, "Fan speed in percent (Default: 40).")
+	_ = cmdFan.MarkFlagRequired("percent")
+
+	cmdSet.AddCommand(cmdFan)
 }
 
 var (
 	cmdFan = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "fan",
-		Short: "Fan-related commands for the compute blade",
-	}
-
-	cmdFanSetPercent = &cobra.Command{
-		Use:     "set-percent <percent>",
-		Example: "bladectl fan set-percent 50",
-		Short:   "Set the fan speed in percent",
-		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		Use:     "fan",
+		Short:   "Control the fan behavior of the compute-blade",
+		Example: "bladectl set fan --percent 50",
+		Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(0),
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			var err error
 
 			ctx := cmd.Context()
 			client := clientFromContext(ctx)
 
-			// convert string to int
-			percent, err := strconv.Atoi(args[0])
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
-
 			_, err = client.SetFanSpeed(ctx, &bladeapiv1alpha1.SetFanSpeedRequest{
 				Percent: int64(percent),
 			})
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_identify.go b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_identify.go
index c2d1f91..90b6e0b 100644
--- a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_identify.go
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_identify.go
@@ -1,21 +1,28 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"github.com/sierrasoftworks/humane-errors-go"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	bladeapiv1alpha1 "github.com/uptime-induestries/compute-blade-agent/api/bladeapi/v1alpha1"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/emptypb"
 )
 
+var (
+	confirm bool
+	wait    bool
+)
+
 func init() {
-	cmdIdentify.Flags().Bool("confirm", false, "confirm the identify state")
-	cmdIdentify.Flags().Bool("wait", false, "Wait for the identify state to be confirmed (e.g. by a physical button press)")
-	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdIdentify)
+	cmdIdentify.Flags().BoolVarP(&confirm, "confirm", "c", false, "confirm the identify state")
+	cmdIdentify.Flags().BoolVarP(&wait, "wait", "w", false, "Wait for the identify state to be confirmed (e.g. by a physical button press)")
+	cmdSet.AddCommand(cmdIdentify)
 }
 
 var cmdIdentify = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "identify",
-	Short: "interact with the compute-blade identity LED",
-	RunE:  runIdentity,
+	Use:     "identify",
+	Example: "bladectl set identify --wait",
+	Short:   "interact with the compute-blade identity LED",
+	RunE:    runIdentity,
 }
 
 func runIdentity(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
@@ -24,16 +31,6 @@ func runIdentity(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	ctx := cmd.Context()
 	client := clientFromContext(ctx)
 
-	// Get flags
-	confirm, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("confirm")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	wait, err := cmd.Flags().GetBool("wait")
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
 	// Check if we should wait for the identify state to be confirmed
 	event := bladeapiv1alpha1.Event_IDENTIFY
 	if confirm {
@@ -43,14 +40,14 @@ func runIdentity(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	// Emit the event to the compute-blade-agent
 	_, err = client.EmitEvent(ctx, &bladeapiv1alpha1.EmitEventRequest{Event: event})
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return humane.Wrap(err, "failed to emit event", "ensure the compute-blade agent is running and responsive to requests", "check the compute-blade agent logs for more information using 'journalctl -u compute-blade-agent.service'")
 	}
 
 	// Check if we should wait for the identify state to be confirmed
 	if wait {
 		_, err := client.WaitForIdentifyConfirm(ctx, &emptypb.Empty{})
 		if err != nil {
-			return err
+			return humane.Wrap(err, "unable to wait for confirmation", "ensure the compute-blade agent is running and responsive to requests", "check the compute-blade agent logs for more information using 'journalctl -u compute-blade-agent.service'")
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_root.go b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_root.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee52b43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	humane "github.com/sierrasoftworks/humane-errors-go"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	bladeapiv1alpha1 "github.com/uptime-induestries/compute-blade-agent/api/bladeapi/v1alpha1"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
+	"os"
+	"os/signal"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "bladectl",
+	Short: "bladectl interacts with the compute-blade-agent and allows you to manage hardware-features of your compute blade(s)",
+	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
+		origCtx := cmd.Context()
+
+		// setup signal handlers for SIGINT and SIGTERM
+		ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(origCtx, timeout)
+
+		// setup signal handler channels
+		sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
+		signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
+		go func() {
+			// Wait for context cancel or signal
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+			case <-sigs:
+				// On signal, cancel context
+				cancelCtx()
+			}
+		}()
+
+		conn, err := grpc.Dial(grpcAddr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
+		if err != nil {
+			return humane.Wrap(err, "failed to dial grpc server", "ensure the gRPC server you are trying to connect to is running and the address is correct")
+		}
+		client := bladeapiv1alpha1.NewBladeAgentServiceClient(conn)
+
+		cmd.SetContext(clientIntoContext(ctx, client))
+		return nil
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_verbs.go b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_verbs.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55017b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_verbs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdGet)
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdSet)
+}
+
+var (
+	cmdGet = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "get",
+		Short: "Display compute-blade related information",
+		Long:  "Prints information about compute-blade related information, e.g. fan speed, temperature, etc.",
+	}
+
+	cmdSet = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "set",
+		Short: "Configure compute-blade",
+		Long:  "These commands allow you make changes to compute-blade related information.",
+	}
+)
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/cmd_version.go b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..960272a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/cmd_version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(cmdVersion)
+}
+
+var cmdVersion = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "version",
+	Short:   "Shows version information",
+	Example: "bladectl version",
+	Args:    cobra.ExactArgs(0),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		fmt.Printf("Version: %s\n", Version)
+		fmt.Printf("Date:    %s\n", Date)
+		fmt.Printf("Commit:  %s\n", Commit)
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/bladectl/main.go b/cmd/bladectl/main.go
index 93ee8fd..29e3c4e 100644
--- a/cmd/bladectl/main.go
+++ b/cmd/bladectl/main.go
@@ -2,17 +2,10 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"fmt"
 	"log"
-	"os"
-	"os/signal"
-	"syscall"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	bladeapiv1alpha1 "github.com/uptime-induestries/compute-blade-agent/api/bladeapi/v1alpha1"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 )
 
 type grpcClientContextKey int
@@ -25,6 +18,10 @@ const (
 var (
 	grpcAddr string
 	timeout  time.Duration
+
+	Version string
+	Commit  string
+	Date    string
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -45,39 +42,6 @@ func clientFromContext(ctx context.Context) bladeapiv1alpha1.BladeAgentServiceCl
 	return client
 }
 
-var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
-	Use:   "bladectl",
-	Short: "bladectl interacts with the compute-blade-agent and allows you to manage hardware-features of your compute blade(s)",
-	PersistentPreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
-		origCtx := cmd.Context()
-
-		// setup signal handlers for SIGINT and SIGTERM
-		ctx, cancelCtx := context.WithTimeout(origCtx, timeout)
-
-		// setup signal handler channels
-		sigs := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
-		signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
-		go func() {
-			// Wait for context cancel or signal
-			select {
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-			case <-sigs:
-				// On signal, cancel context
-				cancelCtx()
-			}
-		}()
-
-		conn, err := grpc.Dial(grpcAddr, grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()))
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("failed to dial grpc server: %w", err)
-		}
-		client := bladeapiv1alpha1.NewBladeAgentServiceClient(conn)
-
-		cmd.SetContext(clientIntoContext(ctx, client))
-		return nil
-	},
-}
-
 func main() {
 	if err := rootCmd.Execute(); err != nil {
 		log.Fatal(err)
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7e3c778..9bdf15c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ toolchain go1.22.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.16.0
+	github.com/sierrasoftworks/humane-errors-go v0.0.0-20241125132722-d032d7dd359e
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.1
 	github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0
-	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	github.com/warthog618/gpiod v0.8.1
 	go.bug.st/serial v1.6.1
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.24.0
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/jwalterweatherman v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/spf13/pflag v1.0.5 // indirect
-	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 // indirect
+	github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 // indirect
 	github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.11.0 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/multierr v1.11.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3b9f733..b0f2e21 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFR
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0 h1:TMyTOH3F/DB16zRVcYyreMH6GnZZrwQVAoYjRBZyWFQ=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.10.0/go.mod h1:UQnix2H7Ngw/k4C5ijL5+65zddjncjaFoBhdsK/akog=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0/go.mod h1:+Rmxgy9KzJVeS9/2gXHxylqXiyQDYRxCVz55jmeOWTM=
+github.com/sierrasoftworks/humane-errors-go v0.0.0-20241125132722-d032d7dd359e h1:TRjhbclA0br24WOCSltVovqcwOLTKRLRzQmuSBY5mQc=
+github.com/sierrasoftworks/humane-errors-go v0.0.0-20241125132722-d032d7dd359e/go.mod h1:j7jIbd4vmh7c8kUuM4wNOqqEaMcG+UWVyem6d26pai4=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5 h1:stMpOSZFs//0Lv29HduCmli3GUfpFoF3Y1Q/aXj/wVM=
 github.com/spf13/afero v1.9.5/go.mod h1:UBogFpq8E9Hx+xc5CNTTEpTnuHVmXDwZcZcE1eb/UhQ=
 github.com/spf13/cast v1.5.1 h1:R+kOtfhWQE6TVQzY+4D7wJLBgkdVasCEFxSUBYBYIlA=
@@ -195,16 +197,18 @@ github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0 h1:rGGH0XDZhdUOryiDWjmIvUSWpbNqisK8Wk0Vyefw8hc=
 github.com/spf13/viper v1.16.0/go.mod h1:yg78JgCJcbrQOvV9YLXgkLaZqUidkY9K+Dd1FofRzQg=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.1.0/go.mod h1:HFkY916IF+rwdDfMAkV7OtwuqBVzrE8GR6GFx+wExME=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.4.0/go.mod h1:YvHI0jy2hoMjB+UWwv71VJQ9isScKT/TqJzVSSt89Yw=
-github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0 h1:1zr/of2m5FGMsad5YfcqgdqdWrIhu+EBEJRhR1U7z/c=
 github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.0/go.mod h1:Yh+to48EsGEfYuaHDzXPcE3xhTkx73EhmCGUpEOglKo=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2 h1:xuMeJ0Sdp5ZMRXx/aWO6RZxdr3beISkG5/G/aIRr3pY=
+github.com/stretchr/objx v0.5.2/go.mod h1:FRsXN1f5AsAjCGJKqEizvkpNtU+EGNCLh3NxZ/8L+MA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.2.2/go.mod h1:a8OnRcib4nhh0OaRAV+Yts87kKdq0PP7pXfy6kDkUVs=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.4.0/go.mod h1:j7eGeouHqKxXV5pUuKE4zz7dFj8WfuZ+81PSLYec5m4=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:5W2xD1RspED5o8YsWQXVCued0rvSQ+mT+I5cxcmMvtA=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.1/go.mod h1:6Fq8oRcR53rry900zMqJjRRixrwX3KX962/h/Wwjteg=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.0/go.mod h1:yNjHg4UonilssWZ8iaSj1OCr/vHnekPRkoO+kdMU+MU=
-github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3 h1:RP3t2pwF7cMEbC1dqtB6poj3niw/9gnV4Cjg5oW5gtY=
 github.com/stretchr/testify v1.8.3/go.mod h1:sz/lmYIOXD/1dqDmKjjqLyZ2RngseejIcXlSw2iwfAo=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0 h1:Xv5erBjTwe/5IxqUQTdXv5kgmIvbHo3QQyRwhJsOfJA=
+github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0/go.mod h1:r2ic/lqez/lEtzL7wO/rwa5dbSLXVDPFyf8C91i36aY=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2 h1:X1TuBLAMDFbaTAChgCBLu3DU3UPyELpnF2jjJ2cz/S8=
 github.com/subosito/gotenv v1.4.2/go.mod h1:ayKnFf/c6rvx/2iiLrJUk1e6plDbT3edrFNGqEflhK0=
 github.com/warthog618/gpiod v0.8.1 h1:+8iHpHd3fljAd6l4AT8jPbMDQNKdvBIpW/hmLgAcHiM=