diff --git a/desktop_version/src/ReleaseVersion.h b/desktop_version/src/ReleaseVersion.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd230c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop_version/src/ReleaseVersion.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#ifndef RELEASEVERSION_H
+#define RELEASEVERSION_H
+
+#define RELEASE_VERSION "v2.4"
+
+#endif /* RELEASEVERSION_H */
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
index bce5901b..b1c9e315 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/Render.cpp
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "Map.h"
 #include "Maths.h"
 #include "Music.h"
+#include "ReleaseVersion.h"
 #include "Screen.h"
 #include "Script.h"
 #include "UtilityClass.h"
@@ -148,7 +149,7 @@ static void menurender(void)
         graphics.Print( 310 - (10*8), 210, COMMIT_DATE, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
         graphics.Print( 310 - LEN_INTERIM_COMMIT * 8, 220, INTERIM_COMMIT, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
 #endif
-        graphics.Print( 310 - (4*8), 230, "v2.4", tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
+        graphics.Print( 310 - (SDL_arraysize(RELEASE_VERSION) - 1) * 8, 230, RELEASE_VERSION, tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
 
         if(music.mmmmmm){
             graphics.Print( 10, 230, "[MMMMMM Mod Installed]", tr/2, tg/2, tb/2);
diff --git a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
index 33988be3..41d02462 100644
--- a/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
+++ b/desktop_version/src/main.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "Music.h"
 #include "Network.h"
 #include "preloader.h"
+#include "ReleaseVersion.h"
 #include "Render.h"
 #include "RenderFixed.h"
 #include "Screen.h"
@@ -387,9 +388,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         if (ARG("-version"))
         {
             /* Just print the version and exit. No vlogging. */
-            /* TODO: Version should be de-duplicated and only set in one place... TwT */
             /* TODO: Also print commit date and hash, if applicable. */
-            puts("VVVVVV v2.4");
+            puts("VVVVVV " RELEASE_VERSION);
             VVV_exit(0);
         }
         else if (ARG("-renderer"))