diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 964a341..bb37962 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -27,3 +27,6 @@ out
 usb_test/
 __pycache__
 usb_*.spec
+
+CMakeUserPresets.json
+build_patreon.sh
diff --git a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
index 972b5ef..d322087 100644
--- a/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sphaira/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,7 +58,11 @@ execute_process(
     OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
 )
 
-set(sphaira_VERSION_HASH "${sphaira_VERSION} [${GIT_COMMIT}]")
+if (DEFINED sphaira_VERSION_OVERRIDE)
+    set(sphaira_DISPLAY_VERSION "${sphaira_VERSION_OVERRIDE} [${GIT_COMMIT}]")
+else()
+    set(sphaira_DISPLAY_VERSION "${sphaira_VERSION} [${GIT_COMMIT}]")
+endif()
 
 add_executable(sphaira
     source/ui/menus/appstore.cpp
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ add_executable(sphaira
 
 target_compile_definitions(sphaira PRIVATE
     -DAPP_VERSION="${sphaira_VERSION}"
-    -DAPP_VERSION_HASH="${sphaira_VERSION_HASH}"
+    -DAPP_DISPLAY_VERSION="${sphaira_DISPLAY_VERSION}"
     -DCURL_NO_OLDIES=1
     -DDEV_BUILD=$<BOOL:${DEV_BUILD}>
     -DZSTD_STATIC_LINKING_ONLY=1
diff --git a/sphaira/source/app.cpp b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
index e5cab21..ff3efdb 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/app.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/app.cpp
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ App::App(const char* argv0) {
 
     if (App::GetLogEnable()) {
         log_file_init();
-        log_write("hello world v%s\n", APP_VERSION_HASH);
+        log_write("hello world v%s\n", APP_DISPLAY_VERSION);
     }
 
     // anything that can be async loaded should be placed in here in order
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
index e931f15..9d9d14d 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/filebrowser.cpp
@@ -953,7 +953,7 @@ void FsView::ZipFiles(fs::FsPath zip_out) {
 
         auto zfile = zipOpen2_64(zip_out, APPEND_STATUS_CREATE, nullptr, &file_func);
         R_UNLESS(zfile, Result_ZipOpen2_64);
-        ON_SCOPE_EXIT(zipClose(zfile, "sphaira v" APP_VERSION_HASH));
+        ON_SCOPE_EXIT(zipClose(zfile, "sphaira v" APP_DISPLAY_VERSION));
 
         const auto zip_add = [&](const fs::FsPath& file_path) -> Result {
             // the file name needs to be relative to the current directory.
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
index f910a94..4b0af57 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/main_menu.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ MainMenu::MainMenu() {
         std::make_pair(Button::START, Action{App::Exit}),
         std::make_pair(Button::SELECT, Action{App::DisplayMenuOptions}),
         std::make_pair(Button::Y, Action{"Menu"_i18n, [this](){
-            auto options = std::make_unique<Sidebar>("Menu Options"_i18n, "v" APP_VERSION_HASH, Sidebar::Side::LEFT);
+            auto options = std::make_unique<Sidebar>("Menu Options"_i18n, "v" APP_DISPLAY_VERSION, Sidebar::Side::LEFT);
             ON_SCOPE_EXIT(App::Push(std::move(options)));
 
             SidebarEntryArray::Items language_items;
diff --git a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/save_menu.cpp b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/save_menu.cpp
index 0b048d2..196c881 100644
--- a/sphaira/source/ui/menus/save_menu.cpp
+++ b/sphaira/source/ui/menus/save_menu.cpp
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ Result Menu::BackupSaveInternal(ProgressBox* pbox, const dump::DumpLocation& loc
         {
             auto zfile = zipOpen2_64(path, APPEND_STATUS_CREATE, nullptr, &file_func);
             R_UNLESS(zfile, Result_ZipOpen2_64);
-            ON_SCOPE_EXIT(zipClose(zfile, "sphaira v" APP_VERSION_HASH));
+            ON_SCOPE_EXIT(zipClose(zfile, "sphaira v" APP_DISPLAY_VERSION));
 
             // add save meta.
             {