diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e39454694..8f67c51bf5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -344,6 +344,7 @@ install-core:
 
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) "global mix database.dat" "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/global mix database.dat"
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) "GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz" "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/GeoLite2-Country.mmdb.gz"
+	@$(INSTALL_DATA) VERSION "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/VERSION"
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) AUTHORS "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/AUTHORS"
 	@$(INSTALL_DATA) COPYING "$(DATA_INSTALL_DIR)/COPYING"
 
diff --git a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
index 91442e27ae..d563d439d6 100644
--- a/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
+++ b/packaging/windows/OpenRA.nsi
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ Section "Game" GAME
 	File "${SRCDIR}\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\Open.Nat.dll"
+	File "${SRCDIR}\VERSION"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\AUTHORS"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\COPYING"
 	File "${SRCDIR}\README.html"
@@ -215,6 +216,7 @@ Function ${UN}Clean
 	Delete $INSTDIR\FuzzyLogicLibrary.dll
 	Delete $INSTDIR\Open.Nat.dll
 	Delete $INSTDIR\SharpFont.dll
+	Delete $INSTDIR\VERSION
 	Delete $INSTDIR\AUTHORS
 	Delete $INSTDIR\COPYING
 	Delete $INSTDIR\README.html