diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b93de2d..70c62a2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
     <groupId>me.youhavetrouble.noted</groupId>
     <artifactId>Noted</artifactId>
-    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>1.0</version>
 
     <properties>
         <maven.compiler.source>21</maven.compiler.source>
diff --git a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/noted/Main.java b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/noted/Main.java
index 7351461..d912981 100644
--- a/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/noted/Main.java
+++ b/src/main/java/me/youhavetrouble/noted/Main.java
@@ -14,14 +14,28 @@ import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
 
+
 public class Main {
 
     private static final Properties properties = new Properties();
+    private static String version = "Unknown version";
     public static JDA jda;
 
     public static void main(String[] args) throws InterruptedException {
         loadProperties();
 
+        try (InputStream resource = Main.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("version.txt")) {
+            if (resource != null) {
+                version = new String(resource.readAllBytes());
+            } else {
+                System.err.println("Version file missing.");
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new RuntimeException(e);
+        }
+
+        System.out.println("Starting " + version);
+
         jda = JDABuilder.createLight(properties.getProperty("DISCORD_TOKEN"), Collections.emptyList())
                 .setCallbackPool(Executors.newVirtualThreadPerTaskExecutor())
                 .setActivity(Activity.customStatus("Notekeeping..."))
@@ -68,4 +82,8 @@ public class Main {
         }
     }
 
+    public static String getVersion() {
+        return version;
+    }
+
 }
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