diff --git a/src/action/common/place_nix_configuration.rs b/src/action/common/place_nix_configuration.rs
index b391bf7..aeb2bd4 100644
--- a/src/action/common/place_nix_configuration.rs
+++ b/src/action/common/place_nix_configuration.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ impl PlaceNixConfiguration {
     ) -> Result<StatefulAction<Self>, ActionError> {
         let buf = format!(
             "\
+            # Generated by https://github.com/DeterminateSystems/nix-installer, version {version}.\n\
+            \n\
             {extra_conf}\n\
             \n\
             build-users-group = {nix_build_group_name}\n\
@@ -31,8 +33,11 @@ impl PlaceNixConfiguration {
             experimental-features = nix-command flakes\n\
             \n\
             auto-optimise-store = true\n\
+            \n\
+            bash-prompt-prefix = (nix:$name)\\040\n\
         ",
             extra_conf = extra_conf.join("\n"),
+            version = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"),
         );
         let create_directory =
             CreateDirectory::plan(NIX_CONF_FOLDER, None, None, 0o0755, force).await?;