diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 670d113c..9037863d 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ if sys.argv[-1] == 'publish':
     subprocess.call(['python', 'setup.py', 'sdist', 'upload', '--sign'])
     sys.exit()
 
+version = open('version').read().strip()
+
 def get_data_files():
     if platform.system == 'Linux':
         print 'linux oh yeah'
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ def get_data_files():
 
 setup(
     name='onionshare',
-    version='0.2',
+    version=version,
     description='OnionShare lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size with someone. It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor hidden service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the file.',
     long_description="""OnionShare lets you securely and anonymously share a file of any size with someone. It works by starting a web server, making it accessible as a Tor hidden service, and generating an unguessable URL to access and download the file. It doesn't require setting up a server on the internet somewhere or using a third party filesharing service. You host the file on your own computer and use a Tor hidden service to make it temporarily accessible over the internet. The other user just needs to use Tor Browser to download the file from you.""",
     author='Micah Lee',
diff --git a/version b/version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bdc297f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.3dev