diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
index 19dd9cd..78475e5 100644
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=fff-nodewatcher
-PKG_RELEASE:=58
+PKG_RELEASE:=59
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ endef
 
 define Package/$(PKG_NAME)/install
 	$(CP) ./files/* $(1)/
+	printf "$(if $(PKG_VERSION),$(PKG_VERSION).)$(PKG_RELEASE)" >> $(1)/etc/nodewatcher_version
 endef
 
 $(eval $(call BuildPackage,$(PKG_NAME)))
diff --git a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
index f4a6980..c9a315e 100755
--- a/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
+++ b/src/packages/fff/fff-nodewatcher/files/usr/lib/nodewatcher.d/10-systemdata.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # License; GPL v3
 
 SCRIPT_STATUS_FILE=$(uci get nodewatcher.@script[0].status_text_file)
-SCRIPT_VERSION="58"
+SCRIPT_VERSION=$(cat /etc/nodewatcher_version)
 
 debug() {
 	(>&2 echo "$1")