diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index f18e7bd..f7fcd8b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@ run {
 	standardInput = System.in
 }
 
+def getVersionName= { ->
+	def stdout = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
+	exec {
+		commandLine 'git', 'describe', '--tags', '--dirty'
+		standardOutput = stdout
+	}
+	return stdout.toString().trim()
+}
+
+ant.propertyfile(file: "$project.rootDir/build/resources/main/build.properties") {
+	entry(key: "version", value: getVersionName())
+}
+
 jar {
 	manifest {
 		attributes "Main-Class": "$mainClassName"
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/fabianonline/telegram_backup/Config.java b/src/main/java/de/fabianonline/telegram_backup/Config.java
index 7714d42..ea7da10 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/fabianonline/telegram_backup/Config.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/fabianonline/telegram_backup/Config.java
@@ -17,13 +17,16 @@
 package de.fabianonline.telegram_backup;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.FileInputStream;
+import java.util.Properties;
 
 public class Config {
 	public static final int APP_ID = 32860;
 	public static final String APP_HASH = "16e4ff955cd0adfc058f95ca564f562d";
     public static final String APP_MODEL = "Desktop";
     public static final String APP_SYSVER = "1.0";
-    public static final String APP_APPVER = "1.0.3";
+    public static final String APP_APPVER;
     public static final String APP_LANG = "en";
     
     public static String FILE_BASE = System.getProperty("user.home") + File.separatorChar + ".telegram_backup";
@@ -44,5 +47,15 @@ public class Config {
     public static int DELAY_AFTER_GET_FILE = 1000;
     
     public static final String SECRET_GMAPS = "AIzaSyBEtUDhCQKEH6i2Mn1GAiQ9M_tLN0vxHIs";
+    
+    static {
+    	Properties p = new Properties();
+    	try {
+    		p.load(Config.class.getResourceAsStream("/build.properties"));
+    		APP_APPVER = p.getProperty("version");
+		} catch (IOException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+    }
 }