diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 0d59512b93..3e39454694 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -313,7 +313,8 @@ dependencies: $(os-dependencies)
 
 all-dependencies: cli-dependencies windows-dependencies osx-dependencies geoip-dependencies
 
-version: mods/ra/mod.yaml mods/cnc/mod.yaml mods/d2k/mod.yaml mods/ts/mod.yaml mods/modcontent/mod.yaml mods/all/mod.yaml
+version: VERSION mods/ra/mod.yaml mods/cnc/mod.yaml mods/d2k/mod.yaml mods/ts/mod.yaml mods/modcontent/mod.yaml mods/all/mod.yaml
+	@echo "$(VERSION)" > VERSION
 	@for i in $? ; do \
 		awk '{sub("Version:.*$$","Version: $(VERSION)"); print $0}' $${i} > $${i}.tmp && \
 		awk '{sub("/[^/]*: User$$", "/$(VERSION): User"); print $0}' $${i}.tmp > $${i} && \
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c0d013319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{DEV_VERSION}
diff --git a/make.ps1 b/make.ps1
index 820fbe4f7c..ce7e14930e 100644
--- a/make.ps1
+++ b/make.ps1
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ function Version-Command
 	
 	if ($version -ne $null)
 	{
+		$version | out-file ".\VERSION"
 		$mods = @("mods/ra/mod.yaml", "mods/cnc/mod.yaml", "mods/d2k/mod.yaml", "mods/ts/mod.yaml", "mods/modcontent/mod.yaml", "mods/all/mod.yaml")
 		foreach ($mod in $mods)
 		{