diff --git a/lib/Slic3r.pm b/lib/Slic3r.pm
index 527e3eb2e..d4ab00f78 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r.pm
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package Slic3r;
 use strict;
 use warnings;
 
+our $VERSION = "0.0.5";
+
 our $debug = 0;
 sub debugf {
     printf @_ if $debug;
diff --git a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
index 93a911de8..13898293e 100644
--- a/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
+++ b/lib/Slic3r/GUI/SkeinPanel.pm
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sub new {
         $buttons_sizer->Add($load_button, 0);
         EVT_BUTTON($self, $load_button, \&load_config);
         
-        my $text = Wx::StaticText->new($self, -1, "Remember to check for updates at http://slic3r.org/", Wx::wxDefaultPosition, Wx::wxDefaultSize, wxALIGN_RIGHT);
+        my $text = Wx::StaticText->new($self, -1, "Remember to check for updates at http://slic3r.org/\nVersion: $Slic3r::VERSION", Wx::wxDefaultPosition, Wx::wxDefaultSize, wxALIGN_RIGHT);
         my $font = Wx::Font->new(10, wxDEFAULT, wxNORMAL, wxNORMAL);
         $text->SetFont($font);
         $buttons_sizer->Add($text, 1, wxEXPAND | wxALIGN_RIGHT);