diff --git a/editor/build.rs b/editor/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69da33b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use std::process::Command;
+
+const GRAPHITE_RELEASE_SERIES: &str = "Alpha Milestone 1";
+
+fn main() {
+	// Execute a Git command for its stdout. Early exit if it fails for any of the possible reasons.
+	let try_git_command = |args: &[&str]| -> Option<String> {
+		let git_output = Command::new("git").args(args).output().ok()?;
+		let maybe_empty = String::from_utf8(git_output.stdout).ok()?;
+		let command_result = (!maybe_empty.is_empty()).then(|| maybe_empty)?;
+		Some(command_result)
+	};
+	// Execute a Git command for its output. Return "unknown" if it fails for any of the possible reasons.
+	let git_command = |args| -> String { try_git_command(args).unwrap_or_else(|| String::from("unknown")) };
+
+	// Rather than printing to any terminal, these commands set environment variables in the Cargo toolchain.
+	// They are accessed with the `env!("...")` macro in the codebase.
+	println!("cargo:rustc-env=GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE={}", git_command(&["log", "-1", "--format=%cd"]));
+	println!("cargo:rustc-env=GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_HASH={}", git_command(&["rev-parse", "HEAD"]));
+	println!("cargo:rustc-env=GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_BRANCH={}", git_command(&["rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]));
+	println!("cargo:rustc-env=GRAPHITE_RELEASE_SERIES={}", GRAPHITE_RELEASE_SERIES);
+}
diff --git a/editor/src/communication/build_metadata.rs b/editor/src/communication/build_metadata.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index da79a84e..00000000
--- a/editor/src/communication/build_metadata.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-
-/// Provides metadata about the build environment.
-///
-/// This data is viewable in the editor via the [`crate::dialog::AboutGraphite`] dialog.
-#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
-pub struct BuildMetadata {
-	pub release: String,
-	pub timestamp: String,
-	pub hash: String,
-	pub branch: String,
-}
-
-impl Default for BuildMetadata {
-	fn default() -> Self {
-		Self {
-			release: "unknown".to_string(),
-			timestamp: "unknown".to_string(),
-			hash: "unknown".to_string(),
-			branch: "unknown".to_string(),
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-impl BuildMetadata {
-	pub fn release_series(&self) -> String {
-		format!("Release Series: {}", self.release)
-	}
-
-	pub fn commit_info(&self) -> String {
-		format!("{}\n{}\n{}", self.commit_timestamp(), self.commit_hash(), self.commit_branch())
-	}
-
-	pub fn commit_timestamp(&self) -> String {
-		format!("Date: {}", self.timestamp)
-	}
-
-	pub fn commit_hash(&self) -> String {
-		format!("Hash: {}", self.hash)
-	}
-
-	pub fn commit_branch(&self) -> String {
-		format!("Branch: {}", self.branch)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/editor/src/communication/dispatcher.rs b/editor/src/communication/dispatcher.rs
index e2f2af12..9ab383bb 100644
--- a/editor/src/communication/dispatcher.rs
+++ b/editor/src/communication/dispatcher.rs
@@ -8,14 +8,11 @@ use crate::workspace::WorkspaceMessageHandler;
 
 use std::collections::VecDeque;
 
-use super::BuildMetadata;
-
 #[derive(Debug, Default)]
 pub struct Dispatcher {
 	message_queue: VecDeque<Message>,
 	pub responses: Vec<FrontendMessage>,
 	message_handlers: DispatcherMessageHandlers,
-	build_metadata: BuildMetadata,
 }
 
 #[remain::sorted]
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ impl Dispatcher {
 				Dialog(message) => {
 					self.message_handlers
 						.dialog_message_handler
-						.process_action(message, (&self.build_metadata, &self.message_handlers.portfolio_message_handler), &mut self.message_queue);
+						.process_action(message, &self.message_handlers.portfolio_message_handler, &mut self.message_queue);
 				}
 				Frontend(message) => {
 					// Image and font loading should be immediately handled
@@ -120,9 +117,6 @@ impl Dispatcher {
 						.workspace_message_handler
 						.process_action(message, &self.message_handlers.input_preprocessor_message_handler, &mut self.message_queue);
 				}
-
-				#[remain::unsorted]
-				PopulateBuildMetadata { new } => self.build_metadata = new,
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/editor/src/communication/message.rs b/editor/src/communication/message.rs
index 7be45c44..4c6eaa89 100644
--- a/editor/src/communication/message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/communication/message.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use super::BuildMetadata;
 use crate::message_prelude::*;
 
 use graphite_proc_macros::*;
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ pub enum Message {
 	Tool(ToolMessage),
 	#[child]
 	Workspace(WorkspaceMessage),
-
-	#[remain::unsorted]
-	PopulateBuildMetadata { new: BuildMetadata },
 }
 
 impl Message {
diff --git a/editor/src/communication/mod.rs b/editor/src/communication/mod.rs
index 0633cff9..6392653b 100644
--- a/editor/src/communication/mod.rs
+++ b/editor/src/communication/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
-mod build_metadata;
 pub mod dispatcher;
 pub mod message;
 pub mod message_handler;
 
 pub use crate::communication::dispatcher::*;
 pub use crate::input::InputPreprocessorMessageHandler;
-pub use build_metadata::BuildMetadata;
 
 use rand_chacha::rand_core::{RngCore, SeedableRng};
 use rand_chacha::ChaCha20Rng;
diff --git a/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message.rs b/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message.rs
index 6d2d2fa0..7066854d 100644
--- a/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message.rs
@@ -7,14 +7,15 @@ use super::{ExportDialogUpdate, NewDocumentDialogUpdate};
 #[impl_message(Message, Dialog)]
 #[derive(PartialEq, Clone, Debug, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum DialogMessage {
+	// Sub-messages
 	#[remain::unsorted]
 	#[child]
 	ExportDialog(ExportDialogUpdate),
-
 	#[remain::unsorted]
 	#[child]
 	NewDocumentDialog(NewDocumentDialogUpdate),
 
+	// Messages
 	CloseAllDocumentsWithConfirmation,
 	CloseDialogAndThen {
 		followup: Box<Message>,
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ pub enum DialogMessage {
 		description: String,
 	},
 	RequestAboutGraphiteDialog,
+	RequestAboutGraphiteDialogWithLocalizedCommitDate {
+		localized_commit_date: String,
+	},
 	RequestComingSoonDialog {
 		issue: Option<i32>,
 	},
diff --git a/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message_handler.rs b/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message_handler.rs
index a6699acf..f3b13e41 100644
--- a/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message_handler.rs
+++ b/editor/src/dialog/dialog_message_handler.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-use crate::communication::BuildMetadata;
 use crate::document::PortfolioMessageHandler;
 use crate::layout::{layout_message::LayoutTarget, widgets::PropertyHolder};
 use crate::message_prelude::*;
@@ -11,9 +10,9 @@ pub struct DialogMessageHandler {
 	new_document_dialog: NewDocument,
 }
 
-impl MessageHandler<DialogMessage, (&BuildMetadata, &PortfolioMessageHandler)> for DialogMessageHandler {
+impl MessageHandler<DialogMessage, &PortfolioMessageHandler> for DialogMessageHandler {
 	#[remain::check]
-	fn process_action(&mut self, message: DialogMessage, (build_metadata, portfolio): (&BuildMetadata, &PortfolioMessageHandler), responses: &mut VecDeque<Message>) {
+	fn process_action(&mut self, message: DialogMessage, portfolio: &PortfolioMessageHandler, responses: &mut VecDeque<Message>) {
 		#[remain::sorted]
 		match message {
 			#[remain::unsorted]
@@ -36,9 +35,16 @@ impl MessageHandler<DialogMessage, (&BuildMetadata, &PortfolioMessageHandler)> f
 				responses.push_back(FrontendMessage::DisplayDialog { icon: "Warning".to_string() }.into());
 			}
 			DialogMessage::RequestAboutGraphiteDialog => {
-				let about_graphite = AboutGraphite {
-					build_metadata: build_metadata.clone(),
-				};
+				responses.push_back(
+					FrontendMessage::TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate {
+						commit_date: env!("GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE").into(),
+					}
+					.into(),
+				);
+			}
+			DialogMessage::RequestAboutGraphiteDialogWithLocalizedCommitDate { localized_commit_date } => {
+				let about_graphite = AboutGraphite { localized_commit_date };
+
 				about_graphite.register_properties(responses, LayoutTarget::DialogDetails);
 				responses.push_back(FrontendMessage::DisplayDialog { icon: "GraphiteLogo".to_string() }.into());
 			}
diff --git a/editor/src/dialog/dialogs/about_dialog.rs b/editor/src/dialog/dialogs/about_dialog.rs
index 71c93a37..61ad6489 100644
--- a/editor/src/dialog/dialogs/about_dialog.rs
+++ b/editor/src/dialog/dialogs/about_dialog.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-use crate::{communication::BuildMetadata, layout::widgets::*, message_prelude::FrontendMessage};
+use crate::layout::widgets::*;
+use crate::message_prelude::FrontendMessage;
+use crate::misc::build_metadata::{commit_info_localized, release_series};
 
-/// A dialog for displaying information on [`BuildMetadata`] viewable via `help -> about graphite` in the menu bar.
+/// A dialog for displaying information on [`BuildMetadata`] viewable via *Help* > *About Graphite* in the menu bar.
 pub struct AboutGraphite {
-	pub build_metadata: BuildMetadata,
+	pub localized_commit_date: String,
 }
 
 impl PropertyHolder for AboutGraphite {
@@ -33,13 +35,13 @@ impl PropertyHolder for AboutGraphite {
 			},
 			LayoutRow::Row {
 				widgets: vec![WidgetHolder::new(Widget::TextLabel(TextLabel {
-					value: self.build_metadata.release_series(),
+					value: release_series(),
 					..Default::default()
 				}))],
 			},
 			LayoutRow::Row {
 				widgets: vec![WidgetHolder::new(Widget::TextLabel(TextLabel {
-					value: self.build_metadata.commit_info(),
+					value: commit_info_localized(self.localized_commit_date.as_str()),
 					multiline: true,
 					..Default::default()
 				}))],
diff --git a/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message.rs b/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message.rs
index 39630467..bc2139ad 100644
--- a/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message.rs
+++ b/editor/src/frontend/frontend_message.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub enum FrontendMessage {
 	DisplayRemoveEditableTextbox,
 
 	// Trigger prefix: cause a browser API to do something
+	TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate { commit_date: String },
 	TriggerFileDownload { document: String, name: String },
 	TriggerFileUpload,
 	TriggerFontLoad { font_file_url: String },
diff --git a/editor/src/misc/build_metadata.rs b/editor/src/misc/build_metadata.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2a3c4a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/src/misc/build_metadata.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/// Provides metadata about the build environment.
+///
+/// This data is viewable in the editor via the [`crate::dialog::AboutGraphite`] dialog.
+
+pub fn release_series() -> String {
+	format!("Release Series: {}", env!("GRAPHITE_RELEASE_SERIES"))
+}
+
+pub fn commit_info() -> String {
+	format!("{}\n{}\n{}", commit_timestamp(), commit_hash(), commit_branch())
+}
+
+pub fn commit_info_localized(localized_commit_date: &str) -> String {
+	format!("{}\n{}\n{}", commit_timestamp_localized(localized_commit_date), commit_hash(), commit_branch())
+}
+
+pub fn commit_timestamp() -> String {
+	format!("Date: {}", env!("GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_DATE"))
+}
+
+pub fn commit_timestamp_localized(localized_commit_date: &str) -> String {
+	format!("Date: {}", localized_commit_date)
+}
+
+pub fn commit_hash() -> String {
+	format!("Hash: {}", &env!("GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_HASH")[..8])
+}
+
+pub fn commit_branch() -> String {
+	format!("Branch: {}", env!("GRAPHITE_GIT_COMMIT_BRANCH"))
+}
diff --git a/editor/src/misc/mod.rs b/editor/src/misc/mod.rs
index bc412fe4..c2a13994 100644
--- a/editor/src/misc/mod.rs
+++ b/editor/src/misc/mod.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 #[macro_use]
 pub mod macros;
-
+pub mod build_metadata;
 pub mod derivable_custom_traits;
 pub mod hints;
 pub mod test_utils;
+
+mod error;
+
 pub use error::EditorError;
 pub use hints::*;
 pub use macros::*;
-
-mod error;
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.vue b/frontend/src/App.vue
index f92cd141..6f8bdaf6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/App.vue
@@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ img {
 <script lang="ts">
 import { defineComponent } from "vue";
 
-import { createBuildMetadataManager } from "@/io-managers/build-metadata";
 import { createClipboardManager } from "@/io-managers/clipboard";
 import { createHyperlinkManager } from "@/io-managers/hyperlinks";
 import { createInputManager } from "@/io-managers/input";
+import { createLocalizationManager } from "@/io-managers/localization";
 import { createPanicManager } from "@/io-managers/panic";
 import { createPersistenceManager } from "@/io-managers/persistence";
 import { createDialogState, DialogState } from "@/state-providers/dialog";
@@ -276,10 +276,10 @@ import LayoutRow from "@/components/layout/LayoutRow.vue";
 import MainWindow from "@/components/window/MainWindow.vue";
 
 const managerDestructors: {
-	createBuildMetadataManager?: () => void;
 	createClipboardManager?: () => void;
 	createHyperlinkManager?: () => void;
 	createInputManager?: () => void;
+	createLocalizationManager?: () => void;
 	createPanicManager?: () => void;
 	createPersistenceManager?: () => void;
 } = {};
@@ -332,10 +332,10 @@ export default defineComponent({
 	async mounted() {
 		// Initialize managers, which are isolated systems that subscribe to backend messages to link them to browser API functionality (like JS events, IndexedDB, etc.)
 		Object.assign(managerDestructors, {
-			createBuildMetadataManager: createBuildMetadataManager(this.editor),
 			createClipboardManager: createClipboardManager(this.editor),
 			createHyperlinkManager: createHyperlinkManager(this.editor),
 			createInputManager: createInputManager(this.editor, this.$el.parentElement, this.dialog, this.portfolio, this.fullscreen),
+			createLocalizationManager: createLocalizationManager(this.editor),
 			createPanicManager: createPanicManager(this.editor, this.dialog),
 			createPersistenceManager: await createPersistenceManager(this.editor, this.portfolio),
 		});
diff --git a/frontend/src/io-managers/build-metadata.ts b/frontend/src/io-managers/build-metadata.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index c88c2ec6..00000000
--- a/frontend/src/io-managers/build-metadata.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import { Editor } from "@/wasm-communication/editor";
-
-// Gets metadata populated in the `process.env` namespace by code in `frontend/vue.config.js`.
-// TODO: Move that functionality to a build.rs file so our web build system is more lightweight.
-export function createBuildMetadataManager(editor: Editor): void {
-	// Release
-	const release = process.env.VUE_APP_RELEASE_SERIES;
-
-	// Timestamp
-	const date = new Date(process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_DATE || "");
-	const timezoneName = Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZoneName: "long" })
-		.formatToParts(new Date())
-		.find((part) => part.type === "timeZoneName");
-	const dateString = `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
-	const timeString = `${String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
-	const timezoneNameString = timezoneName?.value;
-	const timestamp = `${dateString} ${timeString} ${timezoneNameString}`;
-
-	// Hash
-	const hash = (process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_HASH || "").substring(0, 8);
-
-	// Branch
-	const branch = process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_BRANCH;
-
-	editor.instance.populate_build_metadata(release || "", timestamp, hash, branch || "");
-}
diff --git a/frontend/src/io-managers/localization.ts b/frontend/src/io-managers/localization.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c58b861e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/io-managers/localization.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { Editor } from "@/wasm-communication/editor";
+import { TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate } from "@/wasm-communication/messages";
+
+export function createLocalizationManager(editor: Editor): void {
+	function localizeTimestamp(utc: string): string {
+		// Timestamp
+		const date = new Date(utc);
+		if (Number.isNaN(date.getTime())) return utc;
+
+		const timezoneName = Intl.DateTimeFormat(undefined, { timeZoneName: "long" })
+			.formatToParts(new Date())
+			.find((part) => part.type === "timeZoneName");
+
+		const dateString = `${date.getFullYear()}-${String(date.getMonth() + 1).padStart(2, "0")}-${String(date.getDate()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+		const timeString = `${String(date.getHours()).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(date.getMinutes()).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+		const timezoneNameString = timezoneName?.value;
+		return `${dateString} ${timeString} ${timezoneNameString}`;
+	}
+
+	// Subscribe to process backend event
+	editor.subscriptions.subscribeJsMessage(TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate, (triggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate) => {
+		const localized = localizeTimestamp(triggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate.commit_date);
+		editor.instance.request_about_graphite_dialog_with_localized_commit_date(localized);
+	});
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/wasm-communication/messages.ts b/frontend/src/wasm-communication/messages.ts
index 4f3d0ddb..a490e4d9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/wasm-communication/messages.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/wasm-communication/messages.ts
@@ -522,6 +522,10 @@ export class TriggerTextCopy extends JsMessage {
 	readonly copy_text!: string;
 }
 
+export class TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate extends JsMessage {
+	readonly commit_date!: string;
+}
+
 export class TriggerViewportResize extends JsMessage {}
 
 // `any` is used since the type of the object should be known from the Rust side
@@ -546,6 +550,7 @@ export const messageMakers: Record<string, MessageMaker> = {
 	TriggerRasterDownload,
 	TriggerTextCommit,
 	TriggerTextCopy,
+	TriggerAboutGraphiteLocalizedCommitDate,
 	TriggerViewportResize,
 	TriggerVisitLink,
 	UpdateActiveDocument,
diff --git a/frontend/vue.config.js b/frontend/vue.config.js
index 9c1329dc..f0892628 100644
--- a/frontend/vue.config.js
+++ b/frontend/vue.config.js
@@ -1,15 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-var-requires, no-console */
-const { execSync, spawnSync } = require("child_process");
+const { spawnSync } = require("child_process");
 const path = require("path");
 
 const WasmPackPlugin = require("@wasm-tool/wasm-pack-plugin");
 const LicenseCheckerWebpackPlugin = require("license-checker-webpack-plugin");
 
-process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_DATE = execSync("git log -1 --format=%cd", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
-process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_HASH = execSync("git rev-parse HEAD", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
-process.env.VUE_APP_COMMIT_BRANCH = execSync("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD", { encoding: "utf-8" }).trim();
-process.env.VUE_APP_RELEASE_SERIES = "Alpha Milestone 1";
-
 module.exports = {
 	lintOnSave: "warning",
 	// https://cli.vuejs.org/guide/webpack.html
@@ -91,7 +86,7 @@ function formatThirdPartyLicenses(jsLicenses) {
 		if (rustLicenses === null) {
 			// This is probably caused by cargo about not being installed
 			console.error(`
-Could not run 'cargo about', which is required to generate license information.
+Could not run \`cargo about\`, which is required to generate license information.
 To install cargo-about on your system, you can run:
     cargo install cargo-about
 License information is required on production builds. Aborting.`);
@@ -178,18 +173,18 @@ ${license.licenseText}
 }
 
 function generateRustLicenses() {
-	console.info("Generating license information for rust code");
+	console.info("Generating license information for Rust code");
 	const { stdout, stderr, status } = spawnSync("cargo", ["about", "generate", "about.hbs"], {
 		cwd: path.join(__dirname, ".."),
 		encoding: "utf8",
-		timeout: 60000, // one minute
+		timeout: 60000, // One minute
 		shell: true,
-		windowsHide: true, // hide the DOS window on windows
+		windowsHide: true, // Hide the terminal on Windows
 	});
 
 	if (status !== 0) {
 		if (status !== 101) {
-			// cargo returns 101 when the subcommand wasn't found
+			// Cargo returns 101 when the subcommand wasn't found
 			console.error("cargo-about failed", status, stderr);
 		}
 		return null;
diff --git a/frontend/wasm/src/editor_api.rs b/frontend/wasm/src/editor_api.rs
index b0423bcb..7774e4ec 100644
--- a/frontend/wasm/src/editor_api.rs
+++ b/frontend/wasm/src/editor_api.rs
@@ -239,14 +239,13 @@ impl JsEditorHandle {
 		self.dispatch(message);
 	}
 
-	pub fn populate_build_metadata(&self, release: String, timestamp: String, hash: String, branch: String) {
-		let new = editor::communication::BuildMetadata { release, timestamp, hash, branch };
-		let message = Message::PopulateBuildMetadata { new };
+	pub fn request_about_graphite_dialog(&self) {
+		let message = DialogMessage::RequestAboutGraphiteDialog;
 		self.dispatch(message);
 	}
 
-	pub fn request_about_graphite_dialog(&self) {
-		let message = DialogMessage::RequestAboutGraphiteDialog;
+	pub fn request_about_graphite_dialog_with_localized_commit_date(&self, localized_commit_date: String) {
+		let message = DialogMessage::RequestAboutGraphiteDialogWithLocalizedCommitDate { localized_commit_date };
 		self.dispatch(message);
 	}