diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afaf360
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sptnr.py b/sptnr.py
index 4faefec..833e77d 100644
--- a/sptnr.py
+++ b/sptnr.py
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+with open('VERSION', 'r') as file:
+    __version__ = file.read().strip()
+
 import argparse
 import base64
 import json