diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index fd1a5c1..a9f74a4 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 set -e
 
-pkgver=87.0
+. ./version.sh
 
 #
 # Basic functionality
diff --git a/version.sh b/version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8ba9183
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pkgver=87.0