diff --git a/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs b/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs
index 8d019e1..3abe318 100644
--- a/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort/MainForm.cs
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace ChanSort.Ui
 {
   public partial class MainForm : XtraForm
   {
-    public const string AppVersion = "v2017-10-29";
+    public static string AppVersion { get; private set; }
 
     private const int MaxMruEntries = 10;
     private readonly List<string> isoEncodings = new List<string>();
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ namespace ChanSort.Ui
       this.LookAndFeel.SetSkinStyle("Office 2010 Blue");
       InitializeComponent();
 
+      var version = this.GetType().Assembly.GetName().Version;
+      AppVersion = new DateTime(2000, 1, 1).AddDays(version.Build).ToString("yyyy-MM-dd");
+
       // remember which columns should be visible by default
       foreach (GridColumn col in this.gviewLeft.Columns)
         col.Tag = col.Visible;
diff --git a/source/ChanSort/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs b/source/ChanSort/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
index 48e693f..899af63 100644
--- a/source/ChanSort/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
+++ b/source/ChanSort/Properties/AssemblyInfo.cs
@@ -34,5 +34,5 @@ using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 // You can specify all the values or you can default the Build and Revision Numbers 
 // by using the '*' as shown below:
 // [assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
-[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.0.0")]
-[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]
+[assembly: AssemblyVersion("1.0.*")]
+//[assembly: AssemblyFileVersion("1.0.0.0")]