diff --git a/app/app.pro b/app/app.pro
index 600c68ab..fcc08792 100644
--- a/app/app.pro
+++ b/app/app.pro
@@ -327,5 +327,5 @@ macx {
     QMAKE_RPATHDIR += @executable_path/../Frameworks
 }
 
-VERSION = 0.8.0
-DEFINES += VERSION_STR=\\\"0.8.0\\\"
+VERSION = "$$cat(version.txt)"
+DEFINES += VERSION_STR=\\\"$$cat(version.txt)\\\"
diff --git a/app/version.txt b/app/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8adc70fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.8.0
\ No newline at end of file