diff --git a/project.xml b/project.xml
index 382ed9f6..e32d7c9c 100644
--- a/project.xml
+++ b/project.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 		title="Friday Night Funkin' - Codename Engine" main="funkin.backend.system.Main"
 		file="CodenameEngine" packageName="com.yoshman29.codenameengine"
 		package="com.yoshman29.codenameengine"
-		version="0.1.0" company="Yoshman29" />
+		version="v0.1.0-legacy" company="Yoshman29" />
 
 	<!--
 		CHANGE THE SAVE PATH & NAME FOR YOUR MOD HERE!
diff --git a/source/funkin/backend/system/Main.hx b/source/funkin/backend/system/Main.hx
index 38fa56ab..683003ca 100644
--- a/source/funkin/backend/system/Main.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/backend/system/Main.hx
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class Main extends Sprite
 	// good luck /gen <3 @crowplexus
 	public static final releaseCycle:String = "Beta";
 	// add a version number in dis shid rn 
-	public static final releaseVersion:String = "v0.1.0-legacy";
+	public static final releaseVersion:String = Application.current.meta.get('version');
 
 	public static var instance:Main;
 
diff --git a/source/funkin/menus/MainMenuState.hx b/source/funkin/menus/MainMenuState.hx
index 968494f1..22454cd0 100644
--- a/source/funkin/menus/MainMenuState.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/menus/MainMenuState.hx
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ class MainMenuState extends MusicBeatState
 
 		FlxG.camera.follow(camFollow, null, 0.06);
 
-		versionText = new FunkinText(5, FlxG.height - 2, 0, 'Codename Engine v${Application.current.meta.get('version')}\nCommit ${funkin.backend.system.macros.GitCommitMacro.commitNumber} (${funkin.backend.system.macros.GitCommitMacro.commitHash})\n[${controls.getKeyName(SWITCHMOD)}] Open Mods menu\n');
+		versionText = new FunkinText(5, FlxG.height - 2, 0, 'Codename Engine v${Main.releaseVersion}\nCommit ${funkin.backend.system.macros.GitCommitMacro.commitNumber} (${funkin.backend.system.macros.GitCommitMacro.commitHash})\n[${controls.getKeyName(SWITCHMOD)}] Open Mods menu\n');
 		versionText.y -= versionText.height;
 		versionText.scrollFactor.set();
 		add(versionText);