diff --git a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
index 2dfee033..44df6824 100644
--- a/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperless-ngx-install.sh
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ sed -i -e "s|#PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR=../consume|PAPERLESS_CONSUMPTION_DIR=/op
 sed -i -e "s|#PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR=../data|PAPERLESS_DATA_DIR=/opt/paperless/data|" /opt/paperless/paperless.conf
 sed -i -e "s|#PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT=../media|PAPERLESS_MEDIA_ROOT=/opt/paperless/media|" /opt/paperless/paperless.conf
 sed -i -e "s|#PAPERLESS_STATICDIR=../static|PAPERLESS_STATICDIR=/opt/paperless/static|" /opt/paperless/paperless.conf
+echo "${Paperlessngx}" >/opt/${APPLICATION}_version.txt
 msg_ok "Installed Paperless-ngx"
 
 msg_info "Installing Natural Language Toolkit (Patience)"