diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/mainmenuscreen/MainMenuScreen.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/mainmenuscreen/MainMenuScreen.kt
index b09776db3a..13b4728f8d 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/mainmenuscreen/MainMenuScreen.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/ui/screens/mainmenuscreen/MainMenuScreen.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package com.unciv.ui.screens.mainmenuscreen
 
+import com.badlogic.gdx.graphics.Color
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.Touchable
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.actions.Actions
 import com.badlogic.gdx.scenes.scene2d.ui.Stack
@@ -210,6 +211,17 @@ class MainMenuScreen: BaseScreen(), RecreateOnResize {
         helpButton.addTooltip(KeyboardBinding.Civilopedia, 30f)
         helpButton.setPosition(30f, 30f)
         stage.addActor(helpButton)
+        
+        
+        val versionLabel = "{Version} ${UncivGame.VERSION.text}".toLabel()
+        versionLabel.setAlignment(Align.center)
+        val versionTable = Table()
+        versionTable.background = skinStrings.getUiBackground("MainMenuScreen/Version",
+            skinStrings.roundedEdgeRectangleShape, Color.DARK_GRAY.cpy().apply { a=0.7f })
+        versionTable.add(versionLabel)
+        versionTable.pack()
+        versionTable.setPosition(stage.width/2, 10f, Align.bottom)
+        stage.addActor(versionTable)
     }
 
     private fun startBackgroundMapGeneration() {
diff --git a/docs/Modders/Creating-a-UI-skin.md b/docs/Modders/Creating-a-UI-skin.md
index c7cf45bbd6..549dcad5e5 100644
--- a/docs/Modders/Creating-a-UI-skin.md
+++ b/docs/Modders/Creating-a-UI-skin.md
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ These shapes are used all over Unciv and can be replaced to make a lot of UI ele
 | LoadGameScreen/ | TopTable | null | |
 | MainMenuScreen/ | Background | null | |
 | MainMenuScreen/ | MenuButton | roundedEdgeRectangle | |
+| MainMenuScreen/ | Version | roundedEdgeRectangle | |
 | MapEditor/MapEditorToolsDrawer/ | Handle | null | |
 | ModManagementOptions/ | ExpanderTab | null | |
 | ModManagementScreen/ | BottomTable | null | |