diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2df8f60..7b29f11 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 data/*
 notes/*
 
-pre_edited_cs/Doukutsu\.exe\.blbkp
-
-pre_edited_cs/Profile*
-
-pre_edited_cs/window\.rect
-
 *Copy/
 
 venv/
@@ -17,9 +11,12 @@ dist/
 
 cave_story_randomizer.egg-info/
 
-*/__pycache__
-caver/version.py
+**/__pycache__
 
-pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt
+pre_edited_cs/**/Doukutsu\.exe\.blbkp
+pre_edited_cs/**/Profile*
+pre_edited_cs/**/window\.rect
 
-pre_edited_cs/freeware/window.rect
+pre_edited_cs/data/version.txt
+
+pre_edited_cs/freeware/Doukutsu_backup.exe
diff --git a/caver/patcher.py b/caver/patcher.py
index a50fab5..ac2055a 100644
--- a/caver/patcher.py
+++ b/caver/patcher.py
@@ -98,10 +98,10 @@ def patch_files(
 def ensure_base_files_exist(platform: CSPlatform, output_dir: Path) -> None:
     internal_copy = pre_edited_cs.get_path()
 
-    with internal_copy.joinpath("data", "Stage", "_version.txt").open() as version_file:
+    with internal_copy.joinpath("data", "version.txt").open() as version_file:
         latest_version = version_file.readline()
 
-    version = output_dir.joinpath("data", "Stage", "_version.txt")
+    version = output_dir.joinpath("data", "version.txt")
     current_version = "v0.0.0.0"
     if version.exists():
         with version.open() as version_file:
diff --git a/cs-hacks/VersionFromFile/version_from_file.txt b/cs-hacks/VersionFromFile/version_from_file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e5ec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cs-hacks/VersionFromFile/version_from_file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+; Reads version number from data\version.txt
+; The file must start with the version string in the format shown at the bottom of this file
+; Made by periwinkle
+
+#define
+gDataPath=49E220
+gVersionString=48C2BC
+sprintf=481010
+fopen=480FFD
+rb=48C28C
+fread=480F55
+fclose=480E1B
+sscanf=4817E8
+call VirtualProtect=data ff 15 84 c0 48 00
+filePath=[ebp-114]
+bufchk=[ebp-10]
+tmp=[ebp-c]
+oldProtect=[ebp-8]
+fp=[ebp-4]
+v1=[ebp+8]
+v2=[ebp+c]
+v3=[ebp+10]
+v4=[ebp+14]
+#enddefine
+
+offset 410990 ; GetCompileVersion
+push ebp
+mov ebp, esp
+sub esp, 114
+mov eax, [498B20]
+mov bufchk, eax
+
+; Get path to data\version.txt file
+push gDataPath
+push :VersionPath ; "%s\version.txt"
+lea edx, filePath
+push edx
+call sprintf
+add esp, c
+
+; Open file
+push rb ; "rb"
+lea ecx, filePath
+push ecx
+call fopen
+add esp, 8
+test eax, eax
+jz :ReadVersion
+mov fp, eax
+
+; Mark gVersionString as read/write (it's normally in a read-only segment)
+lea eax, oldProtect
+push eax
+push 4 ; PAGE_READWRITE
+push 40 ; Max size of gVersionString (including null character)
+push gVersionString
+call VirtualProtect
+test eax, eax
+jz :CloseFile
+
+; Read contents of file into gVersionString
+push fp
+
+push 3F ; count (excluding null character)
+push 1 ; size
+push gVersionString
+call fread
+add esp, 10
+mov byte [eax+gVersionString], 0 ; Write null terminator
+
+; Restore previous protection status
+lea eax, tmp
+push eax
+push oldProtect
+push 40
+push gVersionString
+call VirtualProtect
+
+:CloseFile
+push fp
+call fclose
+pop ecx
+
+:ReadVersion
+; Parse the version string
+push v4
+push v3
+push v2
+push v1
+push :VersionString
+push gVersionString
+call sscanf
+add esp, 18
+
+mov ecx, bufchk
+call 480DC1
+leave
+retn
+
+:VersionPath
+data 25 73 5C 76 65 72 73 69 6F 6E 2E 74 78 74 00 00 ; "%s\version.txt"
+:VersionString
+data 76 25 64 2E 25 64 2E 25 64 2E 25 64 00 ; "v%d.%d.%d.%d"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pre_edited_cs/freeware/Doukutsu.exe b/pre_edited_cs/freeware/Doukutsu.exe
index c3314fe..1405395 100644
Binary files a/pre_edited_cs/freeware/Doukutsu.exe and b/pre_edited_cs/freeware/Doukutsu.exe differ
diff --git a/pre_edited_cs/freeware/data/version.txt b/pre_edited_cs/freeware/data/version.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..341a182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pre_edited_cs/freeware/data/version.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+v0.0.0.0
+2019/03/07 - ????/??/??
+duncathan_salt
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 11a1c5a..aae0700 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@ 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"
+version_file_template = "v{scm_version.tag}.{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"
-version_file = "pre_edited_cs/data/Stage/_version.txt"
+version_scheme = "no-guess-dev"
+version_file = "pre_edited_cs/data/version.txt"
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 120