diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
index 8dfccf193..95645acce 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/RetroShare.pro
@@ -13,12 +13,20 @@ MOC_DIR = temp/moc
 linux-g++ {
 	OBJECTS_DIR = temp/linux-g++/obj
  	QMAKE_LFLAGS += -L"../../../../lib/linux-g++"
+ 	CONFIG += version_detail_bash_script
 }
 linux-g++-64 {
 	OBJECTS_DIR = temp/linux-g++-64/obj
 	QMAKE_LFLAGS += -L"../../../../lib/linux-g++-64"
+	CONFIG += version_detail_bash_script
 }
 
+version_detail_bash_script {
+	DEFINES += ADD_LIBRETROSHARE_VERSION_INFO
+	QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += write_version_detail
+	PRE_TARGETDEPS = write_version_detail
+	write_version_detail.commands = ./version_detail.sh
+}
 #################### Cross compilation for windows under Linux ###################
 
 win32-x-g++ {
@@ -163,6 +171,7 @@ HEADERS +=  rshare.h \
             util/MouseEventFilter.h \
             util/EventFilter.h \
             util/Widget.h \
+            util/rsversion.h \
             util/RsAction.h \
             util/printpreview.h \
             util/log.h \
@@ -380,6 +389,7 @@ SOURCES +=  main.cpp \
             util/EventFilter.cpp \
             util/Widget.cpp \
             util/RsAction.cpp \
+            util/rsversion.cpp \
             util/printpreview.cpp \
             util/log.cpp \
             gui/bwgraph/bwgraph.cpp \
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
index 33ed2dce1..7c2b8a416 100644
--- a/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/gui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@
 #include "rsiface/rsiface.h"
 #include "rsiface/rspeers.h"
 #include "rsiface/rsfiles.h"
-#include "rsiface/rsdisc.h"
 
 #include "gui/connect/ConnectFriendWizard.h"
+#include "util/rsversion.h"
 
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iomanip>
@@ -123,14 +123,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget* parent, Qt::WFlags flags)
     /* Create RshareSettings object */
     _settings = new RshareSettings();
 
-    QString version = "-";
-    std::map<std::string, std::string>::iterator vit;
-    std::map<std::string, std::string> versions;
-    bool retv = rsDisc->getDiscVersions(versions);
-    if (retv && versions.end() != (vit = versions.find(rsPeers->getOwnId()))) {
-    	version	= QString::fromStdString(vit->second);
-    }
-    setWindowTitle(tr("RetroShare %1 a secure decentralised commmunication platform").arg(version));
+    setWindowTitle(tr("RetroShare %1 a secure decentralised commmunication platform").arg(retroshareVersion()));
 
     // Setting icons
     this->setWindowIcon(QIcon(QString::fromUtf8(":/images/rstray3.png")));
@@ -523,8 +516,8 @@ void MainWindow::createActions()
 */
 void MainWindow::doQuit()
 {
-
-	if(!_settings->value(QString::fromUtf8("doQuit"), false).toBool())
+    
+	if(!_settings->value(QString::fromUtf8("doQuit"), false).toBool()) 
 	{
 	  QString queryWrn;
 	  queryWrn.clear();
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.cpp b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d1c661b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+/****************************************************************
+ *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006,2007  crypton
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
+ *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ ****************************************************************/
+
+#include "rsversion.h"
+
+QString retroshareVersion() {
+	return QString(GUI_VERSION);
+}
diff --git a/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.h b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..725855cd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/retroshare-gui/src/util/rsversion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+/****************************************************************
+ *  RetroShare is distributed under the following license:
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006,2007  crypton
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ *  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
+ *  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, 
+ *  Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ ****************************************************************/
+
+
+#define GUI_VERSION "Revision: 1498  date : 10:34:44 08.04.09"
+
+#include <QString>
+
+QString retroshareVersion();
+