diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4254716..6679dd5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
     "start": "parcel",
     "build": "yarn clean && parcel build --public-url ./",
     "clean": "rm -rf dist/",
-    "deploy": "yarn build && gh-pages -d dist"
+    "deploy": "yarn generateVersion && yarn build && gh-pages -d dist",
+    "generateVersion": "git rev-parse --short HEAD > assets/VERSION.txt"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "autoprefixer": "^10.4.2",
@@ -24,4 +25,4 @@
     "wavefile": "^11.0.0",
     "wavesurfer.js": "^6.2.0"
   }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/index.html b/src/index.html
index 10ee441..76bfdb5 100644
--- a/src/index.html
+++ b/src/index.html
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ <h3>SHORTCUTS</h3>
         <section class="footer">this is an <a href="https://github.com/knandersen/morphaweb" target="_blank">open source
                 project</a>
             by kevin nørby andersen. all data is processed client-side, which means it stays with you and only you.
+            <br />
+            <strong>version <span id="version"></span></strong>
         </section>
     </section>
 
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 2ddf60c..08c8596 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
 import Morphaweb from './Morphaweb'
+import version from 'bundle-text:../assets/VERSION.txt'
 
-const morphaweb = new Morphaweb()
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+const morphaweb = new Morphaweb()
+
+const versionElement = document.getElementById('version')
+versionElement.textContent = version
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