diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3e7f1a4..51b2eba 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ default_target: all
 all: init build
 
 init:
-	@echo "Initialize ..."; \
+	./version_replace.bash
 	echo "-- Build path: ${CMAKE_BUILD_DIR}"
         
 depend:
diff --git a/version_replace.bash b/version_replace.bash
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..c2a8c59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version_replace.bash
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+version=`cat VERSION.md`
+version=${version:8}
+search="s/string version_application.*$"
+replace="string version_application = \"${version}\";"
+sed -i -e "$search/$replace/gi" source/ubl-settings-datetime.h
\ No newline at end of file