diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6173835..6007fa0 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.12)
+
+file(READ "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/VERSION" VER_RAW)
+string(STRIP ${VER_RAW} VERSION)
+
 project(hyprpicker 
     DESCRIPTION "A blazing fast wayland wallpaper utility"
+    VERSION ${VERSION}
 )
 
 set(CMAKE_MESSAGE_LOG_LEVEL "STATUS")
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d91a54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.3.0
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 9613a74..54d781c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -20,11 +20,12 @@
       (builtins.substring 4 2 longDate)
       (builtins.substring 6 2 longDate)
     ]);
+    version = lib.removeSuffix "\n" (builtins.readFile ./VERSION);
   in {
     overlays.default = _: prev: rec {
       hyprpicker = prev.callPackage ./nix/default.nix {
         stdenv = prev.gcc12Stdenv;
-        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");
         wayland-protocols = prev.wayland-protocols.overrideAttrs (self: super: {
           version = "1.34";
           src = prev.fetchurl {