diff --git a/scripts/build_website.sh b/scripts/build_website.sh
index 29dc20af..336388e7 100755
--- a/scripts/build_website.sh
+++ b/scripts/build_website.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,12 @@ npx --yes @silverbulletmd/publish -o website_build --index website
 echo "Now building Silver Bullet bundle"
 curl -fsSL https://deno.land/install.sh | sh
 export PATH=~/.deno/bin:$PATH
+
+echo "Generating version number..."
+echo "export const version = '$(git rev-parse HEAD)';" > version.ts
+echo "Building..."
 deno task build
+echo "Bundling..."
 deno task bundle
-mkdir website_build/silverbullet
 cp dist/silverbullet.js website_build/
 cp dist_bundle/web/global.plug.json website_build/
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