diff --git a/automated install/basic-install.sh b/automated install/basic-install.sh
index 762de49c..bbc8b25f 100755
--- a/automated install/basic-install.sh	
+++ b/automated install/basic-install.sh	
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ installConfigs(){
 	$SUDO mv /etc/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf.orig
 	$SUDO mv /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf.orig
 	$SUDO cp /etc/.pihole/advanced/dnsmasq.conf /etc/dnsmasq.conf 
-	$SUDO cp /etc/.pihole/advanced/lighttpd.conf /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf 
+	$SUDO cp /etc/.pihole/advanced/lighttpd.conf /etc/lighttpd/lighttpd.conf
+   $SUDO cp /etc/.pihole/version.txt /etc/pihole/version.txt
 	$SUDO sed -i "s/@INT@/$piholeInterface/" /etc/dnsmasq.conf
 	$SUDO echo " done."
 }
diff --git a/version.txt b/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b