diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1a42834..12e5ad5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,26 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3.3.0
+
+      - name: JSON to variables
+        # see https://github.com/antifree/json-to-variables
+        # You may pin to the exact commit or the version.
+        # uses: antifree/json-to-variables@cc8c6394031e145c90f7f9ec909d83df92431fb8
+        uses: antifree/json-to-variables@v1.2.0
+        with:
+          # The json file.
+          filename: "./release.json"
+          # The prefix for variables.
+          prefix: "mfile"
+      
+      - name: "create version.txt"
+        uses: 1arp/create-a-file-action@0.4.5
+        # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-a-file
+        with:
+          path: 'src/resources'
+          isAbsolutePath: false
+          file: 'version.txt'
+          content: ${{ env.mfile_version }}
       
       - name: Build With Muddler
         # You may pin to the exact commit or the version.
@@ -37,21 +57,10 @@ jobs:
       #  with:
       #    merge-multiple: true
           
-      - name: JSON to variables
-        # see https://github.com/antifree/json-to-variables
-        # You may pin to the exact commit or the version.
-        # uses: antifree/json-to-variables@cc8c6394031e145c90f7f9ec909d83df92431fb8
-        uses: antifree/json-to-variables@v1.2.0
-        with:
-          # The json file.
-          filename: "./release.json"
-          # The prefix for variables.
-          prefix: "mfile"
-
       - uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
         # see https://github.com/marketplace/actions/create-release
         with:
-          artifacts: "build/MUDKIP_Mud2.*,release.json"
+          artifacts: "build/MUDKIP_Mud2.*,src/resources/version.txt"
           allowUpdates: true
           bodyFile: "./README.md"
           tag: ${{ env.mfile_version }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1c7842b..73ca638 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 build/
 .output
-oldMudletProfile/
\ No newline at end of file
+oldMudletProfile/
+src/resources/version.txt