diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 05931d7..2df8f60 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,7 @@ cave_story_randomizer.egg-info/
 
 */__pycache__
 caver/version.py
+
+pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt
+
+pre_edited_cs/freeware/window.rect
diff --git a/caver/patcher.py b/caver/patcher.py
index 5a7f4dc..8be433a 100644
--- a/caver/patcher.py
+++ b/caver/patcher.py
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ import platform as pl
 import pre_edited_cs
 
 
-
-CSVERSION = 5
-
 class CaverException(Exception):
     pass
 
@@ -67,8 +64,16 @@ def patch_files(patch_data: dict, output_dir: Path, platform: CSPlatform, progre
 def ensure_base_files_exist(platform: CSPlatform, output_dir: Path):
     internal_copy = pre_edited_cs.get_path()
 
+    with internal_copy.joinpath("data", "Stage", "_version.txt").open() as version_file:
+        latest_version = version_file.readline()
+    
     version = output_dir.joinpath("data", "Stage", "_version.txt")
-    keep_existing_files = version.exists() and int(version.read_text()) >= CSVERSION
+    current_version = "v0.0.0.0"
+    if version.exists():
+        with version.open() as version_file:
+            current_version = version_file.readline()
+
+    keep_existing_files = current_version >= latest_version
 
     def should_ignore(path: str, names: list[str]):
         base = ["__init__.py", "__pycache__", "ScriptSource", "__pyinstaller"]
diff --git a/pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt b/pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index e440e5c..0000000
--- a/pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-3
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index fa7d672..2346ec6 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,5 +3,6 @@ requires = ["setuptools>=44.0.0", "setuptools_scm[toml]>=3.4.3"]
 build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file_template = "v{version_tuple[0]}.{version_tuple[1]}.{version_tuple[2]}.{scm_version.distance}\n2019/03/07 - {scm_version.node_date.year:04}/{scm_version.node_date.month:02}/{scm_version.node_date.day:02}\nduncathan_salt"
 local_scheme = "no-local-version"
-write_to = "caver/version.py"
+version_file = "pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt"