diff --git a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5 b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
index c68d10e..dd3ae0d 100644
--- a/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
+++ b/etc/checksum/md5sum.md5
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ fc11145007c1c3f47cbda44ced93e73f  ./lib/attacks/admin_panel_finder/__init__.py
 c5ebb0c56c9ae3b9a72a14e3f05afa16  ./lib/attacks/intel_me/__init__.py
 1faa2b5dfad6eb538bbfe42942d2a9da  ./lib/core/errors.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./lib/core/__init__.py
-61d607a67d50b6a9c372ba2a8bd33bec  ./lib/core/settings.py
+28df692d6ecc5d0888e8a63466666c5b  ./lib/core/settings.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/google_search/__init__.py
 d28b1b648539106a488067b951a9dd7c  ./var/google_search/search.py
 d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e  ./var/__init__.py
diff --git a/lib/core/settings.py b/lib/core/settings.py
index 9653284..05a51db 100644
--- a/lib/core/settings.py
+++ b/lib/core/settings.py
@@ -25,10 +25,12 @@ try:
 except NameError:
     raw_input = input  # Python 3
 
+# get the master patch ID when a patch is pushed to the program
+PATCH_ID = str(subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "origin/master"]))[:6]
 # clone link
 CLONE = "https://github.com/ekultek/zeus-scanner.git"
 # current version <major.minor.commit.patch ID>
-VERSION = "1.0.56.d28b"
+VERSION = "1.0.56.{}".format(PATCH_ID)
 # colors to output depending on the version
 VERSION_TYPE_COLORS = {"dev": 33, "stable": 92, "other": 30}
 # version string formatting