diff --git a/SerialPort.cpp b/SerialPort.cpp
index 3f8f047..cde3f33 100644
--- a/SerialPort.cpp
+++ b/SerialPort.cpp
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
 #include "GitVersion.h"
 #endif
 
-
 #include "SerialPort.h"
+#include "Version.h"
 
 const uint8_t MMDVM_FRAME_START  = 0xE0U;
 
@@ -112,14 +112,12 @@ const uint8_t MMDVM_DEBUG5       = 0xF5U;
 #define	HW_TYPE	"MMDVM"
 #endif
 
-#define DESCRIPTION "20201109 (D-Star/DMR/System Fusion/P25/NXDN/M17/POCSAG/FM/AX.25)"
-
 #if defined(GITVERSION)
 #define concat(h, a, b, c) h " " a " " b " GitID #" c ""
-const char HARDWARE[] = concat(HW_TYPE, DESCRIPTION, TCXO, GITVERSION);
+const char HARDWARE[] = concat(HW_TYPE, VERSION, TCXO, GITVERSION);
 #else
 #define concat(h, a, b, c, d) h " " a " " b " (Build: " c " " d ")"
-const char HARDWARE[] = concat(HW_TYPE, DESCRIPTION, TCXO, __TIME__, __DATE__);
+const char HARDWARE[] = concat(HW_TYPE, VERSION, TCXO, __TIME__, __DATE__);
 #endif
 
 const uint8_t PROTOCOL_VERSION   = 2U;
diff --git a/Version.h b/Version.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5129d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Version.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+/*
+ *   Copyright (C) 2020 by Jonathan Naylor G4KLX
+ *
+ *   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *   (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *   GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *   Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ */
+
+#if !defined(VERSION_H)
+#define  VERSION_H
+
+#define VERSION "20201110"
+
+#endif
+