diff --git a/app/routes.py b/app/routes.py
index 5646f64..40fb068 100644
--- a/app/routes.py
+++ b/app/routes.py
@@ -775,9 +775,22 @@ def status():
         filen = url_for('static', filename='img/open.png')
         caniregister = True
 
-    version = config['version']
+    try:
+        with open ("version.txt", "r") as versionFile:
+            hsh=versionFile.readlines()[0]
+            update=versionFile.readlines()[1]
+            #tag=versionFile.readlines()[2]
+    except:
+        try:
+            tag = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--tags"]).strip())[2:-1]
+            hsh = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"]).strip())[2:-1]
+            update = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "log", "-1", "--format=%cd"]).strip())[2:-1]
+        except:
+            hsh="Unknown"
+            update="Unknown"
+            tag="Unknown"
     return render_template('status.html', title='STATUS', count=count, max=config['maxInstanceUsers'], file=filen,
-                           cani=caniregister, version=config['version'])
+                           cani=caniregister, hash=hsh, update=update, tag=tag)
 
 
 @app.route('/error/<errno>')
diff --git a/app/templates/status.html b/app/templates/status.html
index b534b99..381ae58 100644
--- a/app/templates/status.html
+++ b/app/templates/status.html
@@ -46,7 +46,9 @@
     <div class="ui text container center aligned centered">
       <div class="ui segments">
         <div class="ui segment">
-          <p>Yotter version: <b><a href="https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter/tags">{{version}}</a></b></p>
+          <p>Yotter version: <b><a href="https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter/tags">{{tag}}</a></b></p>
+          <p>Latest update: <b><a href="https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter/commits/">{{update}}</a></b></p>
+          <p>Commit hash: <b><a href="https://github.com/ytorg/Yotter/commits/">{{hash}}</a></b></p>
         </div>
       </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/yotter-config.json b/yotter-config.json
index 751096f..7ae8e0b 100644
--- a/yotter-config.json
+++ b/yotter-config.json
@@ -11,6 +11,5 @@
 	"admin_message":"Message from the admin text",
 	"admin_user":"admin_username",
 	"max_old_user_days": 60,
-	"donate_url": "",
-	"version": "2020.11.05"
+	"donate_url": ""
 }