diff --git a/.version b/.version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4a36342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+3.0.0
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6cd01cc..6fc9a62 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION ?= undefined
+VERSION ?= $(shell cat .version)
 
 CLEAN_FILES := chromium firefox dist
 CHROME := $(shell which chromium 2>/dev/null || which chromium-browser 2>/dev/null || which chrome 2>/dev/null || which google-chrome 2>/dev/null || which google-chrome-stable 2>/dev/null)