diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 143743dd..afb1ea52 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@ message( STATUS "CMake Version: ${CMAKE_VERSION}" )
 
 PROJECT(hyperion)
 
-# Parse semantic version of version file
+# Parse semantic version of version file and write version to config
 include (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/version.cmake)
 file (STRINGS "version" HYPERION_VERSION)
 SetVersionNumber(HYPERION ${HYPERION_VERSION})
+set(DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config/hyperion.config.json.default)
+file(READ ${DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_FILE} DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR)
+string(REPLACE "configVersionValue" ${HYPERION_VERSION} DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR "${DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR}")
+string(REPLACE "previousVersionValue" ${HYPERION_VERSION} DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR "${DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR}")
+file(WRITE ${DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_FILE} "${DEFAULT_JSON_CONFIG_VAR}")
 
 # Instruct CMake to run moc automatically when needed.
 set(CMAKE_AUTOMOC ON)
diff --git a/config/hyperion.config.json.default b/config/hyperion.config.json.default
index 90f92721..405c810d 100644
--- a/config/hyperion.config.json.default
+++ b/config/hyperion.config.json.default
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	"general" :
 	{
 		"name"       : "My Hyperion Config",
-	    "configVersion": "2.0.0-alpha.9",
-	    "previousVersion": "2.0.0-alpha.9",
+	    "configVersion": "configVersionValue",
+	    "previousVersion": "previousVersionValue",
 		"watchedVersionBranch" : "Stable",
 		"showOptHelp" : true
 	},
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
 	"framegrabber" :
 	{
 		"device"             : "auto",
-		"input"              : 0,	
+		"input"              : 0,
 		"width"              : 80,
 		"height"             : 45,
 		"fps"                : 10,