diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index bd6dd62e..ef346c5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ public/info.php
 
 local.conf.php
 config.php
+VERSION
 
 # Error Logs
 error_log
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 05fe45a3..a63801b3 100755
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -97,12 +97,14 @@
             "php artisan key:generate"
         ],
         "post-install-cmd": [
-            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postInstall"
+            "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postInstall",
+            "php artisan phpvms:version --write > VERSION"
         ],
         "post-update-cmd": [
             "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postUpdate",
             "php artisan ide-helper:generate",
-            "php artisan ide-helper:meta"
+            "php artisan ide-helper:meta",
+            "php artisan phpvms:version --write > VERSION"
         ],
         "post-autoload-dump": [
             "Illuminate\\Foundation\\ComposerScripts::postAutoloadDump",