diff --git a/ui/metrics/metrics.go b/ui/metrics/metrics.go
index 7a3726b..9434924 100644
--- a/ui/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/ui/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"runtime"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/protobuf/proto"
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@
 	m.metrics.BuildDateTimestamp = proto.Int64(buildTimestamp.UnixNano() / int64(time.Second))
 }
 
+func (m *Metrics) SetBuildCommand(cmd []string) {
+	m.metrics.BuildCommand = proto.String(strings.Join(cmd, " "))
+}
+
 // exports the output to the file at outputPath
 func (m *Metrics) Dump(outputPath string) error {
 	// ignore the error if the hostname could not be retrieved as it