diff --git a/krowlog.py b/krowlog.py
index 3436e82..df1fe30 100644
--- a/krowlog.py
+++ b/krowlog.py
@@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ from src import install
 from src.pluginregistry import PluginRegistry
 import gettext
 from src.ui.icon import Icon
+from pathlib import Path
+import os
 
-__version__ = '0.2.1'
+__version__ = Path(os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)) + os.sep + "version.txt").read_text()
 
 gettext.install('krowlog', 'locale')
 
diff --git a/make_installer.py b/make_installer.py
index d1d5d8d..d48ae54 100644
--- a/make_installer.py
+++ b/make_installer.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import PyInstaller.__main__
 import os
 
+os.system("git -C . describe --match \"*.*.*\" --tags > version.txt")
+
 PyInstaller.__main__.run([
     'krowlog.py',
     # '--onefile',
@@ -12,6 +14,7 @@ PyInstaller.__main__.run([
     '--add-binary', 'icons' + os.pathsep + 'icons',
     '--add-binary', 'locales' + os.pathsep + 'locales',
     '--add-binary', 'LICENSE' + os.pathsep + '.',
+    '--add-binary', 'version.txt' + os.pathsep + '.',
     '--hidden-import=krowlog',
     '--hidden-import=watchdog',
     '--hidden-import=watchdog.observers',
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c7e279d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.2.1-36-g9902be0