diff --git a/Helpers/Constants.cs b/Helpers/Constants.cs
index 6bf0724..db08f03 100644
--- a/Helpers/Constants.cs
+++ b/Helpers/Constants.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ namespace ReceiptPDFBuilder.Helpers;
 
 class Constants
 {
+    public static string AppVersion = "1.0.0";
+
     public static string[] GetQuotes()
     {
         // sources:
diff --git a/ReceiptPDFBuilder.csproj b/ReceiptPDFBuilder.csproj
index 240fac9..f7b8c91 100644
--- a/ReceiptPDFBuilder.csproj
+++ b/ReceiptPDFBuilder.csproj
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <PublishTrimmed>true</PublishTrimmed>
     <PublishAot>true</PublishAot>
     <AssemblyName>ReceiptPDFBuilder</AssemblyName>
-    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0</AssemblyVersion> <!-- Also update MainViewModel version in constructor -->
+    <AssemblyVersion>1.0.0</AssemblyVersion> <!-- Also update Constants version -->
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <TrimmerRootAssembly Include="PdfSharp" />
diff --git a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 606a31f..b4e544e 100644
--- a/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ class MainViewModel : BaseViewModel, IFontResolver
         var quotes = Constants.GetQuotes();
         Random random = new Random();
         var quoteIndex = random.Next(0, quotes.Length);
-        _createPDFLog = "----- Receipt PDF Builder v1.0.0 ------" + Environment.NewLine;
+        _createPDFLog = "----- Receipt PDF Builder v" + Constants.AppVersion + "------" + Environment.NewLine;
         _createPDFLog += quotes[quoteIndex] + Environment.NewLine;
         _createPDFLog += "---------------------------------------" + Environment.NewLine;
         _createPDFLog += "Ready to create PDF!";