diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0b0ff12..81d6df0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,23 +1,29 @@
 .PHONY: zip clean
 
-zip: "./output/OmniNX Downloader.zip"
+VERSION := $(shell tr -d '[:space:]' < VERSION)
+OUT_DIR := output/OmniNX Downloader
+OUT_ZIP := output/OmniNX Downloader.zip
 
-"./output/OmniNX Downloader.zip":
-	@echo "Creating OmniNX Downloader.zip..."
+zip:
+	@echo "Creating OmniNX Downloader.zip (version $(VERSION))..."
 	@mkdir -p output
-	@rm -rf "output/OmniNX Downloader"
-	@mkdir -p "output/OmniNX Downloader"
-	@cp package.ini "output/OmniNX Downloader/"
-	@rsync -av --exclude='RELEASE*.ini' --exclude='*.pyc' --exclude='__pycache__' --exclude='.DS_Store' include/ "output/OmniNX Downloader/include/"
+	@rm -rf "$(OUT_DIR)" "$(OUT_ZIP)"
+	@mkdir -p "$(OUT_DIR)"
+	@sed "s/@VERSION@/$(VERSION)/g" package.ini > "$(OUT_DIR)/package.ini"
+	@rsync -a --exclude='RELEASE*.ini' --exclude='*.pyc' --exclude='__pycache__' --exclude='.DS_Store' include/ "$(OUT_DIR)/include/"
+	@sed "s/@VERSION@/$(VERSION)/g" "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/updater.ini" > "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/updater.ini.tmp"
+	@mv "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/updater.ini.tmp" "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/updater.ini"
+	@sed "s/@VERSION@/$(VERSION)/g" "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/CURRENT.ini" > "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/CURRENT.ini.tmp"
+	@mv "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/CURRENT.ini.tmp" "$(OUT_DIR)/include/updater/CURRENT.ini"
 	@cd output && zip -r "OmniNX Downloader.zip" "OmniNX Downloader" \
 		-x "*.pyc" \
 		-x "__pycache__/*" \
 		-x ".DS_Store" \
 		-x "*/.DS_Store"
-	@rm -rf "output/OmniNX Downloader"
-	@echo "✓ Created output/OmniNX Downloader.zip"
+	@rm -rf "$(OUT_DIR)"
+	@echo "✓ Created $(OUT_ZIP) (version $(VERSION))"
 
 clean:
-	@rm -f "output/OmniNX Downloader.zip"
-	@rm -rf "output/OmniNX Downloader"
-	@echo "✓ Cleaned up output/OmniNX Downloader.zip"
+	@rm -f "$(OUT_ZIP)"
+	@rm -rf "$(OUT_DIR)"
+	@echo "✓ Cleaned up $(OUT_ZIP)"
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5a4a5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.9
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/updater/CURRENT.ini b/include/updater/CURRENT.ini
index 26a9b1d..7eec8ba 100644
--- a/include/updater/CURRENT.ini
+++ b/include/updater/CURRENT.ini
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 [Current]
-omninx_downloader=1.0.1
\ No newline at end of file
+omninx_downloader=@VERSION@
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/include/updater/updater.ini b/include/updater/updater.ini
index 9f0b0e3..4f47509 100644
--- a/include/updater/updater.ini
+++ b/include/updater/updater.ini
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;title='OmniNX Updater'
 ;creator=NiklasCFW, Woody2408
-;version=1.0.0
+;version=@VERSION@
 ;about='OmniNX Updater'
 
 [@CFW Pack]
diff --git a/package.ini b/package.ini
index a435dcd..3a1be54 100644
--- a/package.ini
+++ b/package.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ;creator=NiklasCFW, Woody2408
-;version=1.0.0
+;version=@VERSION@
 ;about='OmniNX Downloader'
 
 [@CFW Pack]