diff --git a/src/SCRIPTS/ELRS/version.lua b/src/SCRIPTS/ELRS/version.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..993639e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SCRIPTS/ELRS/version.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+-- Package Version                                                       --
+-- "dev" in the source tree; release builds write the semver version     --
+-- (or a short commit hash) here.                                        --
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+return "dev"
diff --git a/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRS/main.lua b/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRS/main.lua
index 2689f63..93795cf 100644
--- a/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRS/main.lua
+++ b/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRS/main.lua
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 ---- # Unified tool for BW and color LCD radios (EdgeTX 2.11.6+/2.12.1+)     #
 ---- #########################################################################
 
-local VERSION = "r3"
 local useLvgl = (lvgl ~= nil)
 
 ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
 local loader = loadScript("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/loader.lua")()
 
+local VERSION = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/version.lua")
+
 local crsf = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/crsf.lua")
 local params = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/crsf_params.lua", crsf)
 local CRSFSession = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/crsf_session.lua", crsf, params)
diff --git a/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRSBind/main.lua b/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRSBind/main.lua
index d831bc1..c9246af 100644
--- a/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRSBind/main.lua
+++ b/src/SCRIPTS/TOOLS/ExpressLRSBind/main.lua
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@
 ---- # License GPLv2: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html               #
 ---- #########################################################################
 
-local VERSION = "r1"
 local useLvgl = (lvgl ~= nil)
 
 ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: need-check-nil
 local loader = loadScript("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/loader.lua")()
 
+local VERSION = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/version.lua")
+
 local crsf = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/crsf.lua")
 local msp = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/msp.lua", crsf)
 local defer = loader("/SCRIPTS/ELRS/defer.lua")