diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
index d432364e1..1f22997f5 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/Makefile
@@ -183,6 +183,9 @@ define Package/ddns-scripts/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)  $(1)/etc/config
 	$(INSTALL_CONF) $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/files/ddns.config $(1)/etc/config/ddns
 
+	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/usr/share/ddns
+	echo "$(PKG_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)" > $(1)/usr/share/ddns/version
+
 	$(INSTALL_DIR)  $(1)/usr/share/ddns/services
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) ./files/usr/share/ddns/services/* \
 		$(1)/usr/share/ddns/services/
diff --git a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
index b5dc144ca..4a994ebc7 100755
--- a/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
+++ b/net/ddns-scripts/files/dynamic_dns_functions.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,11 @@
 . /lib/functions/network.sh
 
 # GLOBAL VARIABLES #
-VERSION="2.7.8-14"
+if [ -f "/usr/share/ddns/version" ]; then
+	VERSION="$(cat "/usr/share/ddns/version")"
+else
+	VERSION="unknown"
+fi
 SECTION_ID=""		# hold config's section name
 VERBOSE=0		# default mode is log to console, but easily changed with parameter
 MYPROG=$(basename $0)	# my program call name