diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7de6e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.2
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index 6a22216..6d56895 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -123,6 +123,6 @@ return [
         'store' => env('APP_MAINTENANCE_STORE', 'database'),
     ],
 
-    'version' => env('APP_VERSION', '1.0.0'),
+    'version' => trim(file_exists(base_path('VERSION')) ? file_get_contents(base_path('VERSION')) : '1.0.0'),
 
 ];