diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1aeb5987..557af1d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -115,7 +115,14 @@ jobs:
       env:
         OS_NAME: ${{ matrix.os-name }}
       run: |
+        python ./resources/ci/common/prepare_appversion.py
         python ./resources/ci/common/prepare_release.py
+    # upload appversion artifact for later step
+    - name: Upload AppVersion Artifact
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
+      with:
+        name: appversion-${{ matrix.os-name }}
+        path: ./resources/app/meta/manifests/app_version.txt
     # upload archive artifact for later step
     - name: Upload Archive Artifact
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v1
diff --git a/resources/ci/common/install.py b/resources/ci/common/install.py
index 8cd40df2..44118725 100644
--- a/resources/ci/common/install.py
+++ b/resources/ci/common/install.py
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ import common
 import os         # for env vars
 import subprocess # do stuff at the shell level
 
+from Main import __version__ as DRVersion
+
+with(open(os.path.join("resources","app","meta","manifests","app_version.txt"),"w+")) as f:
+  f.write(DRVersion)
+
 env = common.prepare_env()
 
 # get executables
diff --git a/resources/ci/common/prepare_appversion.py b/resources/ci/common/prepare_appversion.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bd26318e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/ci/common/prepare_appversion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import common
+import os               # for env vars
+from shutil import copy	# file manipulation
+
+env = common.prepare_env()
+
+# set tag to app_version.txt
+if not env["GITHUB_TAG"] == "":
+  with open(os.path.join(".","resources","app","meta","manifests","app_version.txt"),"w+") as f:
+	  _ = f.read()
+	  f.seek(0)
+	  f.write(env["GITHUB_TAG"])
+	  f.truncate()
+
+if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join("..","build")):
+	os.mkdir(os.path.join("..","build"))
+copy(
+	os.path.join(".","resources","app","meta","manifests","app_version.txt"),
+	os.path.join("..","build","app_version.txt")
+)
diff --git a/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py b/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
index 583c7d7b..bc4e0d09 100644
--- a/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
+++ b/resources/ci/common/prepare_binary.py
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ from shutil import copy, make_archive, move, rmtree	# file manipulation
 
 env = common.prepare_env()
 
+if "OS_NAME" in env and env["OS_NAME"] == "osx":
+  subprocess.check_call(["ls","-l"])
+
 # make dir to put the binary in
 if not os.path.isdir(os.path.join("..","artifact")):
 	os.mkdir(os.path.join("..","artifact"))