diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..188735e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2025.11.15
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 858535c..9fbc728 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ from comics_data import (
     SOCIAL_INSTAGRAM, SOCIAL_YOUTUBE, SOCIAL_EMAIL, API_SPEC_LINK, EMBED_ENABLED, PERMALINK_ENABLED
 )
 import markdown
+from version import __version__
 
 # Configure logging
 logging.basicConfig(level=logging.WARNING)
@@ -57,7 +58,8 @@ def inject_global_settings():
         'social_email': SOCIAL_EMAIL,
         'api_spec_link': API_SPEC_LINK,
         'embed_enabled': EMBED_ENABLED,
-        'permalink_enabled': PERMALINK_ENABLED
+        'permalink_enabled': PERMALINK_ENABLED,
+        'version': __version__
     }
 
 
diff --git a/templates/base.html b/templates/base.html
index 607698f..b352ae3 100644
--- a/templates/base.html
+++ b/templates/base.html
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
     <meta name="description" content="{% block meta_description %}A webcomic about life, the universe, and everything{% endblock %}">
     <link rel="canonical" href="{% block canonical %}{{ site_url }}{{ request.path }}{% endblock %}">
 
+    <!-- Version -->
+    <meta name="generator" content="Sunday Comics {{ version }}">
+
     <!-- AI Scraping Prevention -->
     <meta name="robots" content="noai, noimageai">
     <meta name="googlebot" content="noai, noimageai">
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f2d476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Sunday Comics Version
+# This file contains the version number for the project
+# Format: YYYY.MM.DD (date-based versioning)
+
+__version__ = "2025.11.15"