diff --git a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLInspector.cs b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLInspector.cs
index c86874a..2a28055 100644
--- a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLInspector.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLInspector.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Reflection;
 using UnityEditor;
 using UnityEngine;
+using System.IO;
 
 // Based on Morioh's toon shader GUI.
 // This code is based off synqark's arktoon-shaders and Xiexe. 
@@ -359,7 +360,7 @@ public class VRSLInspector : ShaderGUI
         EditorGUI.BeginChangeCheck();
         {
             VRSLStyles.DrawLogo();
-            VRSLStyles.ShurikenHeaderCentered(VRSLStyles.ver);
+            VRSLStyles.ShurikenHeaderCentered(VRSLStyles.GetVersion());
             VRSLStyles.ShurikenHeaderCentered(GetShaderType());
             VRSLStyles.PartingLine();
             VRSLStyles.DepthPassWarning();
diff --git a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLStyles.cs b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLStyles.cs
index f3221ef..a773fa8 100644
--- a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLStyles.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSLStyles.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #if !COMPILER_UDONSHARP && UNITY_EDITOR
 using UnityEngine;
 using UnityEditor;
+using System.IO;
 
 // help link https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/EditorStyles.html
 // ---DISCLAIMER--- THIS CODE IS BASED OFF OF "SYNQARK"'s ARKTOON-SHADERS AND "XIEXE"'s UNITY-SHADERS. FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO THE ORIGINAL BASE WRITER "https://github.com/synqark", "https://github.com/synqark/Arktoon-Shaders" or "https://github.com/Xiexe", "https://github.com/Xiexe/Xiexes-Unity-Shaders"
@@ -10,12 +11,24 @@ public class VRSLStyles : MonoBehaviour
 {
     public static Texture logo = Resources.Load("VRStageLighting-Logo") as Texture;
 
-    public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4.1</color></b>";
+    //public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4.1</color></b>";
 
     public static void DepthPassWarning()
     {
         EditorGUILayout.HelpBox("Shader looking weird? \nPlease ensure that the depth texture is enabled by having the included 'Directional Light' prefab somewhere in your scene, located in \nAssets/VRStageLighting/VR-Stage-Lighting/Other", MessageType.Info);
     }
+    public static string GetVersion()
+    {
+        string path = Application.dataPath;
+        path = path.Replace("Assets","");
+        path += "Packages"  + "\\" + "com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting" + "\\";
+        path += "Runtime" + "\\"  + "VERSION.txt";
+
+        StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(path); 
+        string versionNum = reader.ReadToEnd();
+        string ver = "VRSL GI ver:" + " <b><color=#b33cff>" + versionNum + "</color></b>";
+        return ver;
+    }
 
     public static void DrawLogo()
     {
diff --git a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_ManagerWindow.cs b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_ManagerWindow.cs
index f9d4af6..7b9c979 100644
--- a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_ManagerWindow.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_ManagerWindow.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ using System;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.Linq;
 using UnityEngine.UIElements;
+using System.IO;
 #endif
 #if !COMPILER_UDONSHARP && UNITY_EDITOR
 
@@ -601,7 +602,7 @@ public class VRSL_ManagerWindow : EditorWindow {
     static float tiltRangeOff = -180f;
     public static Texture logo, github, twitter, discord;
     public bool legacyFixtures;
-    public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4.1</color></b>";
+    //public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4.1</color></b>";
 
     public static bool hasLocalPanel, hasDepthLight;
     private static VRSL_LocalUIControlPanel panel;
@@ -701,6 +702,19 @@ public class VRSL_ManagerWindow : EditorWindow {
 
     }
 
+    public static string GetVersion()
+    {
+        string path = Application.dataPath;
+        path = path.Replace("Assets","");
+        path += "Packages"  + "\\" + "com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting" + "\\";
+        path += "Runtime" + "\\"  + "VERSION.txt";
+
+        StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(path); 
+        string versionNum = reader.ReadToEnd();
+        string ver = "VRSL GI ver:" + " <b><color=#b33cff>" + versionNum + "</color></b>";
+        return ver;
+    }
+
     static bool CheckIfDMXGIAvailable()
     {
         string path = "Packages/com.acchosen.vrsl-dmx-gi/Runtime/Shaders/VRSL_GI_LightTexture.shader";
@@ -2385,7 +2399,7 @@ public class VRSL_ManagerWindow : EditorWindow {
 
     void OnGUI() {
         DrawLogo();
-        ShurikenHeaderCentered(ver);
+        ShurikenHeaderCentered(GetVersion());
         GUILayout.Label("Control Panel",Title1());
 
         if(Application.isPlaying)
diff --git a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_UdonEditor.cs b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_UdonEditor.cs
index 0c79ee4..d5d78d3 100644
--- a/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_UdonEditor.cs
+++ b/Packages/com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting/Editor/VRSL_UdonEditor.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ using VRC.Udon.Common;
 using VRC.Udon.Common.Interfaces;
 using System.Collections.Immutable;
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 #endif
 
 
@@ -23,11 +24,23 @@ namespace VRSL.EditorScripts
     public class VRSL_UdonEditor : Editor
     {
         public static Texture logo;
-        public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4</color></b>";
+       // public static string ver = "VR Stage Lighting ver:" + " <b><color=#6a15ce> 2.4</color></b>";
         public void OnEnable() 
         {
             logo = Resources.Load("VRStageLighting-Logo") as Texture;
         }
+        public static string GetVersion()
+        {
+            string path = Application.dataPath;
+            path = path.Replace("Assets","");
+            path += "Packages"  + "\\" + "com.acchosen.vr-stage-lighting" + "\\";
+            path += "Runtime" + "\\"  + "VERSION.txt";
+
+            StreamReader reader = new StreamReader(path); 
+            string versionNum = reader.ReadToEnd();
+            string ver = "VRSL GI ver:" + " <b><color=#b33cff>" + versionNum + "</color></b>";
+            return ver;
+        }
         public static void DrawLogo()
         {
             Vector2 contentOffset = new Vector2(0f, -2f);
@@ -146,7 +159,7 @@ namespace VRSL.EditorScripts
             serializedObject.Update();
             if (UdonSharpGUI.DrawDefaultUdonSharpBehaviourHeader(target)) return;
             DrawLogo();
-            ShurikenHeaderCentered(ver);
+            ShurikenHeaderCentered(GetVersion());
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
             //EditorGUILayout.Space();
@@ -316,7 +329,7 @@ namespace VRSL.EditorScripts
         {
             if (UdonSharpGUI.DrawDefaultUdonSharpBehaviourHeader(target)) return;
             DrawLogo();
-            ShurikenHeaderCentered(ver);
+            ShurikenHeaderCentered(GetVersion());
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
             
@@ -394,7 +407,7 @@ namespace VRSL.EditorScripts
         {
             if (UdonSharpGUI.DrawDefaultUdonSharpBehaviourHeader(target)) return;
             DrawLogo();
-            ShurikenHeaderCentered(ver);
+            ShurikenHeaderCentered(GetVersion());
             EditorGUILayout.Space();
             EditorGUILayout.Space();