diff --git a/src/invidious.cr b/src/invidious.cr
index 2ef89ac3..25bd3672 100644
--- a/src/invidious.cr
+++ b/src/invidious.cr
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ CURRENT_BRANCH  = {{ "#{`git branch | sed -n '/\* /s///p'`.strip}" }}
 CURRENT_COMMIT  = {{ "#{`git rev-list HEAD --max-count=1 --abbrev-commit`.strip}" }}
 CURRENT_VERSION = {{ "#{`git describe --tags --abbrev=0`.strip}" }}
 
+# This is used to determine the `?v=` on the end of file URLs (for cache busting). We
+# only need to expire modified assets, so we can use this to find the last commit that changes
+# any assets
+ASSET_COMMIT = {{ "#{`git rev-list HEAD --max-count=1 --abbrev-commit -- assets`.strip}" }}
+
 SOFTWARE = {
   "name"    => "invidious",
   "version" => "#{CURRENT_VERSION}-#{CURRENT_COMMIT}",
@@ -1854,12 +1859,12 @@ post "/data_control" do |env|
 
       sleep 20.seconds
       env.response.puts %(<meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0; url=#{referer}">)
-      env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/ionicons.min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">)
-      env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">)
+      env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/ionicons.min.css?v=#{ASSET_COMMIT}">)
+      env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=#{ASSET_COMMIT}">)
       if env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).dark_mode
-        env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/darktheme.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">)
+        env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/darktheme.css?v=#{ASSET_COMMIT}">)
       else
-        env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/lighttheme.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">)
+        env.response.puts %(<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/lighttheme.css?v=#{ASSET_COMMIT}">)
       end
       env.response.puts %(<h3><div class="loading"><i class="icon ion-ios-refresh"></i></div></h3>)
       env.response.flush
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
index 3520ad29..a64ea39d 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player.ecr
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ var player_data = {
     thumbnail: "<%= thumbnail %>"
 }
 </script>
-<script src="/js/player.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/player.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr
index ed1239cc..003d2c3a 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/player_sources.ecr
@@ -1,22 +1,22 @@
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/video-js.min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-http-source-selector.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs.markers.min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-share.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-<script src="/js/video.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs-http-source-selector.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs.hotkeys.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs-markers.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs-share.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
-<script src="/js/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/video-js.min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-http-source-selector.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs.markers.min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-share.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+<link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+<script src="/js/video.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs-http-source-selector.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs.hotkeys.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs-markers.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs-share.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 
 <% if params.annotations %>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <script src="/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <script src="/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 <% end %>
 
 <% if params.listen || params.quality != "dash" %>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/quality-selector.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <script src="/js/silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/quality-selector.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <script src="/js/silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/components/subscribe_widget.ecr b/src/invidious/views/components/subscribe_widget.ecr
index e555d6c5..1d9966b3 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/components/subscribe_widget.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/components/subscribe_widget.ecr
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         unsubscribe_text: '<%= HTML.escape(translate(locale, "Unsubscribe")) %>'
     }
     </script>
-    <script src="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+    <script src="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 <% else %>
     <p>
         <a id="subscribe" class="pure-button pure-button-primary"
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr b/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr
index ebe63e40..32abd626 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/embed.ecr
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
   <meta name="thumbnail" content="<%= thumbnail %>">
   <%= rendered "components/player_sources" %>
-  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
+  <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
   <title><%= HTML.escape(video.title) %> - Invidious</title>
   <style>
   #player {
@@ -35,6 +35,6 @@ var video_data = {
 </script>
 
 <%= rendered "components/player" %>
-<script src="/js/embed.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/embed.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/licenses.ecr b/src/invidious/views/licenses.ecr
index 254eea14..44e8350b 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/licenses.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/licenses.ecr
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <table id="jslicense-labels1">
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/embed.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">embed.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/embed.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">embed.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@
             </td>
 
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/embed.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
+                <a href="/js/embed.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
             </td>
         </tr>
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/player.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">player.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/player.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">player.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@
             </td>
 
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/player.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
+                <a href="/js/player.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
             </td>
         </tr>
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">silvermine-videojs-quality-selector.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">subscribe_widget.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">subscribe_widget.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -61,13 +61,13 @@
             </td>
 
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
+                <a href="/js/subscribe_widget.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
             </td>
         </tr>
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-contrib-quality-levels.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs.hotkeys.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs.hotkeys.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs.hotkeys.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs.hotkeys.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-http-source-selector.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-http-source-selector.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-http-source-selector.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-http-source-selector.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-markers.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-markers.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-markers.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-markers.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-share.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-share.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-share.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-share.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-vtt-thumbnails.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">videojs-youtube-annotations.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/video.min.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">video.min.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/video.min.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">video.min.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@
 
         <tr>
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/watch.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">watch.js</a>
+                <a href="/js/watch.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">watch.js</a>
             </td>
 
             <td>
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@
             </td>
 
             <td>
-                <a href="/js/watch.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
+                <a href="/js/watch.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"><%= translate(locale, "source") %></a>
             </td>
         </tr>
     </table>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/template.ecr b/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
index 247e36b4..6b6f74fa 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/template.ecr
@@ -6,20 +6,20 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
     <meta name="referrer" content="no-referrer">
     <%= yield_content "header" %>
-    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png">
-    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png">
-    <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest">
-    <link rel="mask-icon" href="/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#575757">
+    <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/apple-touch-icon.png?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/favicon-32x32.png?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/favicon-16x16.png?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="manifest" href="/site.webmanifest?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="mask-icon" href="/safari-pinned-tab.svg?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>" color="#575757">
     <meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#575757">
     <meta name="theme-color" content="#575757">
     <link title="Invidious" type="application/opensearchdescription+xml" rel="search" href="/opensearch.xml">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/pure-min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/grids-responsive-min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/ionicons.min.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>">
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/darktheme.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"  id="dark_theme" <% if !env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).dark_mode %>media="none"<% end %>>
-    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/lighttheme.css?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>" id="light_theme" <% if env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).dark_mode %>media="none"<% end %>>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/pure-min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/grids-responsive-min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/ionicons.min.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/default.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>">
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/darktheme.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"  id="dark_theme" <% if !env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).dark_mode %>media="none"<% end %>>
+    <link rel="stylesheet" href="/css/lighttheme.css?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>" id="light_theme" <% if env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).dark_mode %>media="none"<% end %>>
 </head>
 
 <% locale = LOCALES[env.get("preferences").as(Preferences).locale]? %>
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
         </div>
         <div class="pure-u-1 pure-u-md-2-24"></div>
     </div>
-    <script src="/js/themes.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+    <script src="/js/themes.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>
 </body>
 
 </html>
diff --git a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
index ec400b24..d0dba85e 100644
--- a/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
+++ b/src/invidious/views/watch.ecr
@@ -242,4 +242,4 @@ var video_data = {
         </div>
     <% end %>
 </div>
-<script src="/js/watch.js?v=<%= CURRENT_COMMIT %>"></script>
+<script src="/js/watch.js?v=<%= ASSET_COMMIT %>"></script>