diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index cc9ca894..f34fdcc5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,9 @@ src/converters/Mist*
 /depcomp
 .libs
 VERSION
+.dep.inc
+autoscan.log
+libtool
+*.dtsc
+*.flv
+*.json
diff --git a/createhooks.sh b/createhooks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..067aafa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/createhooks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n[ -f configure ] && touch configure\n[ -f configure.ac ] && touch configure.ac" > $DIR/.git/hooks/post-commit
+echo -e "#!/bin/bash\n[ -f configure ] && touch configure\n[ -f configure.ac ] && touch configure.ac" > $DIR/.git/hooks/post-checkout
+chmod +x $DIR/.git/hooks/post-commit
+chmod +x $DIR/.git/hooks/post-checkout
+echo "Done! The version number should now auto-update whenever you commit or checkout."
+
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 5dd5113b..e1c6b4ed 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 SUBDIRS=converters analysers
 bin_PROGRAMS=MistBuffer MistController MistConnRAW MistConnRTMP MistConnHTTP
-MistBuffer_SOURCES=buffer.cpp buffer_user.h buffer_user.cpp buffer_stream.h buffer_stream.cpp
+MistBuffer_SOURCES=buffer.cpp buffer_user.h buffer_user.cpp buffer_stream.h buffer_stream.cpp ../VERSION
 MistBuffer_LDADD=../lib/libjson.la ../lib/libsocket.la ../lib/libdtsc.la ../lib/libtinythread.la
-MistController_SOURCES=controller.cpp
+MistController_SOURCES=controller.cpp ../VERSION
 MistController_LDADD=../lib/libjson.la ../lib/libsocket.la ../lib/libprocs.la ../lib/libconfig.la ../lib/libhttp_parser.la ../lib/libauth.la ../lib/libbase64.la
-MistConnRAW_SOURCES=conn_raw.cpp
+MistConnRAW_SOURCES=conn_raw.cpp ../VERSION
 MistConnRAW_LDADD=../lib/libsocket.la
-MistConnRTMP_SOURCES=conn_rtmp.cpp server_setup.h
+MistConnRTMP_SOURCES=conn_rtmp.cpp server_setup.h ../VERSION
 MistConnRTMP_LDADD=../lib/libdtsc.la ../lib/librtmpchunks.la ../lib/libconfig.la
-MistConnHTTP_SOURCES=conn_http.cpp server_setup.h
+MistConnHTTP_SOURCES=conn_http.cpp server_setup.h ../VERSION
 MistConnHTTP_LDADD=../lib/libdtsc.la ../lib/libflv_tag.la ../lib/libjson.la ../lib/libhttp_parser.la ../lib/libmp4.la ../lib/libprocs.la ../lib/libbase64.la ../lib/libconfig.la