From 849a9318e927b224d42f707c2eaca3172162f6ed Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: unsecretised <no1umang@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2026 21:09:17 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] Set App Version at compile time using the github tag for
 releases

---
 .github/workflows/release.yml | 3 +++
 src/app/apps.rs               | 4 +++-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc50025..a74deaa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
+    env:
+      APP_VERSION: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/src/app/apps.rs b/src/app/apps.rs
index d268516..458c105 100644
--- a/src/app/apps.rs
+++ b/src/app/apps.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ pub struct App {
 impl App {
     /// This returns the basic apps that rustcast has, such as quiting rustcast and opening preferences
     pub fn basic_apps() -> Vec<App> {
+        let app_version = option_env!("APP_VERSION").unwrap_or("Unknown Version");
+
         vec![
             App {
                 open_command: Function::Quit,
@@ -56,7 +58,7 @@ impl App {
                 open_command: Function::Nothing,
                 desc: RUSTCAST_DESC_NAME.to_string(),
                 icons: None,
-                name: "RustCast Version: 0.2.7".to_string(),
+                name: format!("RustCast Version: {app_version}"),
                 name_lc: "version".to_string(),
             },
         ]