diff --git a/tools/build/version_update.py b/tools/build/version_update.py
index e43a432..dc38091 100644
--- a/tools/build/version_update.py
+++ b/tools/build/version_update.py
@@ -45,14 +45,13 @@ def write_version_to_file(file_path, version):
     if not os.path.exists(PROJECT_DIR + os.sep + "include"):
         os.mkdir(PROJECT_DIR + os.sep + "include")
     VERSION_HEADER = "include" + os.sep + VERSION_HEADER
-
+    
 current_version = read_version_from_file(VERSION_HEADER)
 
-if current_version:
-    if current_version.startswith(current_date):
-        new_version = current_version
-    else:
-        new_version = current_date
+if current_version is None:
+    new_version = current_date
+elif current_version.startswith(current_date) or current_version > current_date:
+    new_version = current_version
 else:
     new_version = current_date
 
diff --git a/tools/commit.sh b/tools/commit.sh
index ba340a6..1c08057 100755
--- a/tools/commit.sh
+++ b/tools/commit.sh
@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ while git rev-parse "$tag" >/dev/null 2>&1; do
     tag="${base}.${suffix}"
 done
 
-echo $tag
+sed -i.bak "s/#define VERSION \"${version}\"/#define VERSION \"${tag}\"/" "$VERSION_HEADER"
+
+rm "${VERSION_HEADER}.bak"
+
+echo "Updated version to $tag in $VERSION_HEADER"
 
 # Checking for commit message file
 if [ -f "$COMMIT_MESSAGE_FILE" ]; then