diff --git a/make_installer.py b/make_installer.py
index 8a2f3d7..1703c72 100644
--- a/make_installer.py
+++ b/make_installer.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ PyInstaller.__main__.run([
     'krowlog.py',
     # '--onefile',
     '--noconfirm',
+    '--version-file=version.py',
     '--name=krowlog',
     '--windowed',
     '--icon=icons' + os.sep + 'krowlog.ico',  # doesn't work on Linux (needs .desktop file), windows needs ico
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c46b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+VSVersionInfo(
+  ffi=FixedFileInfo(
+    filevers=(0, 2, 1, 0),
+    prodvers=(0, 2, 1, 0),
+    mask=0x3f,
+    flags=0x0,
+    OS=0x40004,
+    fileType=0x1,
+    subtype=0x0,
+    date=(0, 0)
+    ),
+  kids=[
+    StringFileInfo(
+      [
+      StringTable(
+        u'040904B0',
+        [StringStruct(u'CompanyName', u''),
+        StringStruct(u'FileDescription', u'KrowLog is a viewer for log files of arbitrary size.'),
+        StringStruct(u'FileVersion', u'0.2.1' ),
+        StringStruct(u'InternalName', u'krowlog'),
+        StringStruct(u'LegalCopyright', u'\xa9 Andreas Huber'),
+        StringStruct(u'OriginalFilename', u'krowlog.exe'),
+        StringStruct(u'ProductName', u'KrowLog'),
+        StringStruct(u'ProductVersion', u'0.2.1-dev')])
+      ]), 
+    VarFileInfo([VarStruct(u'Translation', [1033, 1200])])
+  ]
+)
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