diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 46f8513..36accf9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.19)
 
-set(HYPRLANG_VERSION "0.5.2")
+file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
+string(STRIP ${VER_RAW} HYPRLANG_VERSION)
 
 project(hyprlang
     VERSION ${HYPRLANG_VERSION}
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb0c939
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.5.2
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 985f7a1..959d3cf 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
       (builtins.substring 4 2 longDate)
       (builtins.substring 6 2 longDate)
     ]);
+
+    version = lib.removeSuffix "\n" (builtins.readFile ./VERSION);
   in {
     overlays = {
       default = self.overlays.hyprlang;
@@ -38,7 +40,7 @@
         (final: prev: {
           hyprlang = final.callPackage ./nix/default.nix {
             stdenv = final.gcc13Stdenv;
-            version = "0.pre" + "+date=" + (mkDate (self.lastModifiedDate or "19700101")) + "_" + (self.shortRev or "dirty");
+            version = version + "+date=" + (mkDate (self.lastModifiedDate or "19700101")) + "_" + (self.shortRev or "dirty");
           };
           hyprlang-with-tests = final.hyprlang.override {doCheck = true;};
         })