diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6d999f6..ba71db1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "lint:fix": "eslint --ignore-path .gitignore --ext .js,.ts,.tsx . --fix",
     "format": "prettier --ignore-path .gitignore './**/*.{css,yml,js,ts,tsx,json,yaml}' --write",
     "type-check": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "replaceVersion": "node ./scripts/replaceVersion.js",
     "release": "release-it --non-interactive",
     "changelog": "auto-changelog -p"
   },
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "release-it": {
     "hooks": {
-      "after:bump": "npm run changelog"
+      "after:bump": "npm run changelog && npm run replaceVersion"
     },
     "plugins": {},
     "git": {
diff --git a/schema.graphql b/schema.graphql
index dba47cc..90f6202 100644
--- a/schema.graphql
+++ b/schema.graphql
@@ -492,6 +492,9 @@ type GlobalStatistic @entity {
 
     "number of dispensers created"
     dispenserCount: Int!
+
+   "current version"
+    version: String
 }
 
 type OPC @entity {
diff --git a/scripts/replaceVersion.js b/scripts/replaceVersion.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be0f859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/replaceVersion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+const fs = require('fs')
+const packageJson = require('../package.json')
+
+async function replaceVersion() {
+  let globalUtils = fs.readFileSync(
+    './src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts',
+    'utf8'
+  )
+  globalUtils = globalUtils.replace(
+    /.*globalStats\.version.*\n/,
+    "    globalStats.version = '" + packageJson.version + "'\n"
+  )
+
+  fs.writeFileSync('./src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts', globalUtils, 'utf8')
+}
+
+replaceVersion()
diff --git a/src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts b/src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts
index db2f4f7..ee5601a 100644
--- a/src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts
+++ b/src/mappings/utils/globalUtils.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export function getGlobalStats(): GlobalStatistic {
   let globalStats = GlobalStatistic.load(GLOBAL_ID)
   if (!globalStats) {
     globalStats = new GlobalStatistic(GLOBAL_ID)
+    globalStats.version = '1.2.0'
     globalStats.save()
   }
   return globalStats