diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d72f2626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2.0.0-dev
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
index 4c4014a6..8feb9be6 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Dashboard/SettingsController.php
@@ -81,6 +81,12 @@ class SettingsController extends Controller
                 'icon'   => 'ion-paintbucket',
                 'active' => false,
             ],
+            'about' => [
+                'title'  => CACHET_VERSION,
+                'url'    => 'javascript: void(0);',
+                'icon'   => 'ion-flag',
+                'active' => false,
+            ],
         ];
 
         View::share([
diff --git a/bootstrap/autoload.php b/bootstrap/autoload.php
index 467116a6..9a75f039 100644
--- a/bootstrap/autoload.php
+++ b/bootstrap/autoload.php
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 
 define('LARAVEL_START', microtime(true));
 
+define('CACHET_VERSION', trim(file_get_contents(__DIR__.'/../VERSION')));
+
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 | Register The Composer Auto Loader