diff --git a/firmware/config/boards/kinetis/config/gen_config.sh b/firmware/config/boards/kinetis/config/gen_config.sh
index e4bc45ded1..d805bf53fc 100644
--- a/firmware/config/boards/kinetis/config/gen_config.sh
+++ b/firmware/config/boards/kinetis/config/gen_config.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ cd ../../../..
 
 pwd
 
+sh gen_signature.sh kin
+
 java \
  -DSystemOut.name=gen_config_kinetis_board \
  -cp ../java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar \
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ java \
  -ts_output_name rusefi_kinetis.ini \
  -c_defines config/boards/kinetis/config/controllers/algo/rusefi_generated.h \
  -c_destination config/boards/kinetis/config/controllers/algo/engine_configuration_generated_structures.h \
+ -signature tunerstudio/signature_kin.txt \
  -prepend config/boards/kinetis/config/rusefi_config_kinetis.txt \
  -prepend config/boards/kinetis/config/tunerstudio/kinetis_prefix.txt
 
diff --git a/firmware/gen_config.sh b/firmware/gen_config.sh
index 019adf76d2..fd84e10231 100644
--- a/firmware/gen_config.sh
+++ b/firmware/gen_config.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ rm gen_config_board.log
 
 mkdir build
 
+sh gen_signature.sh all
+
 java -DSystemOut.name=gen_config \
  -Drusefi.generator.lazyfile.enabled=true \
  -jar ../java_tools/ConfigDefinition.jar \
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@ java -DSystemOut.name=gen_config \
  -c_fsio_names     controllers/generated/fsio_names.def \
  -c_fsio_strings   controllers/generated/fsio_strings.def \
  -java_destination ../java_console/models/src/com/rusefi/config/generated/Fields.java \
+ -signature tunerstudio/signature_all.txt \
  -romraider_destination ../java_console/rusefi.xml
 
 [ $? -eq 0 ] || (echo "ERROR generating"; exit $?)
@@ -41,9 +44,11 @@ else
  cp -v tunerstudio/rusefi_microrusefi.ini $TS_PATH/dev_mre/projectCfg/mainController.ini
 fi
 
-for BOARD in "microrusefi" "frankenso" "prometheus" "proteus"; do
- sh gen_config_board.sh $BOARD
- [ $? -eq 0 ] || (echo "ERROR generating $BOARD"; exit $?)
+for BOARD in "microrusefi mre" "frankenso fra" "prometheus pth" "proteus pro"; do
+ BOARD_NAME="${BOARD% *}"
+ BOARD_SHORT_NAME="${BOARD#* }"
+ sh gen_config_board.sh $BOARD_NAME $BOARD_SHORT_NAME
+ [ $? -eq 0 ] || (echo "ERROR generating $BOARD_NAME $BOARD_SHORT_NAME"; exit $?)
 done
 
 cd config/boards/kinetis/config
diff --git a/firmware/gen_config_board.sh b/firmware/gen_config_board.sh
index b60706b672..0c27a5f3be 100644
--- a/firmware/gen_config_board.sh
+++ b/firmware/gen_config_board.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,11 @@ if [ -z "$1" ]; then
 fi
 
 BOARDNAME=$1
+SHORT_BOARDNAME=$2
 
-echo "BOARDNAME=${BOARDNAME}"
+echo "BOARDNAME=${BOARDNAME} SHORT_BOARDNAME=${SHORT_BOARDNAME}"
+
+sh gen_signature.sh ${SHORT_BOARDNAME}
 
 java -DSystemOut.name=gen_config_board \
 	-Drusefi.generator.lazyfile.enabled=true \
@@ -34,6 +37,7 @@ java -DSystemOut.name=gen_config_board \
 	-cache tunerstudio/cache/${BOARDNAME} \
 	-firing_order controllers/algo/firing_order.h \
 	-ts_output_name rusefi_${BOARDNAME}.ini \
+	-signature tunerstudio/signature_${SHORT_BOARDNAME}.txt \
 	-prepend tunerstudio/${BOARDNAME}_prefix.txt \
 	-prepend config/boards/${BOARDNAME}/prepend.txt
 
diff --git a/firmware/gen_signature.sh b/firmware/gen_signature.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a225bf734c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/firmware/gen_signature.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+SHORT_BOARDNAME=$1
+
+echo "Generating signature for ${SHORT_BOARDNAME}"
+
+# generate a unique signature
+date=$(date +"%Y.%m.%d")
+echo "#define SIGNATURE_DATE $date" > tunerstudio/signature_${SHORT_BOARDNAME}.txt
+echo "#define SIGNATURE_BOARD ${SHORT_BOARDNAME}" >> tunerstudio/signature_${SHORT_BOARDNAME}.txt
+
+nanosec=$(date +"%N")
+nanosec=${nanosec#0} # numbers starting from 0 can be treated as octal numbers
+hash=$(($nanosec % 2147483648))
+echo "#define SIGNATURE_HASH $hash" >> tunerstudio/signature_${SHORT_BOARDNAME}.txt
+
+exit 0
diff --git a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
index 308e3b0448..0f80f78aad 100644
--- a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
+++ b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@
 ! each field is declared as
 ! type name;comment
 
-
-#define TS_SIGNATURE "rusEFI v1.2020.4"
+#define TS_SIGNATURE "rusEFI @@SIGNATURE_DATE@@.@@SIGNATURE_BOARD@@.@@SIGNATURE_HASH@@"
 
 !
 ! this is here so that rusEfi console can access it, too