diff --git a/Gruntfile.coffee b/Gruntfile.coffee
index df205712e..623ffb992 100755
--- a/Gruntfile.coffee
+++ b/Gruntfile.coffee
@@ -67,9 +67,15 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     return '' unless grunt.config('pkg').tests_enabled
     "throw new Error 'Assertion failed: ' + #{json statement} unless #{statement}"
 
+  loadPkg = ->
+    pkg = grunt.file.readJSON 'package.json'
+    version = grunt.file.readJSON 'version.json'
+    pkg.meta[key] = val for key, val of version
+    pkg
+
   # Project configuration.
   grunt.initConfig
-    pkg: grunt.file.readJSON 'package.json'
+    pkg: loadPkg()
 
     concat:
       options: process: Object.create(null, data:
@@ -258,6 +264,7 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
         files: [
           'Gruntfile.coffee'
           'package.json'
+          'version.json'
           'src/**/*'
         ]
         tasks: 'build'
@@ -468,13 +475,13 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
     grunt.task.run 'shell:captchas'
 
   grunt.registerTask 'setversion', 'Set the version number', (version) ->
-    pkg = grunt.file.readJSON 'package.json'
-    oldversion = pkg.meta.version
-    pkg.meta.version = version
-    pkg.meta.date = new Date()
-    grunt.config 'pkg', pkg
-    grunt.file.write 'package.json', JSON.stringify(pkg, null, 2) + '\n'
+    data = grunt.file.readJSON 'version.json'
+    oldversion = data.version
+    data.version = version
+    data.date = new Date()
+    grunt.file.write 'version.json', JSON.stringify(data, null, 2) + '\n'
     grunt.log.ok "Version updated from v#{oldversion} to v#{version}."
+    grunt.config 'pkg', loadPkg()
 
   grunt.registerTask 'updcl', 'Update the changelog', ->
     {meta, name} = grunt.config('pkg')
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 53f908e55..d8382e9e1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
   "meta": {
     "name": "4chan X",
     "fork": "ccd0",
-    "version": "1.11.14.12",
-    "date": "2015-11-01T00:02:41.314Z",
     "page": "https://www.4chan-x.net/",
     "downloads": "https://www.4chan-x.net/builds/",
     "oldVersions": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ccd0/4chan-x/",
diff --git a/version.json b/version.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0570761d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/version.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.11.14.12",
+  "date": "2015-11-01T00:02:41.314Z"
+}