diff --git a/application/config/config.sample.php b/application/config/config.sample.php
index adc2d85a..081a62e8 100644
--- a/application/config/config.sample.php
+++ b/application/config/config.sample.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 */
 
 $config['app_name'] = "Cloudlog";
-$config['app_version'] = "2.4.3";
+$config['app_version'] = "2.4.5";
 $config['directory'] = "logbook";
 $config['callbook'] = "hamqth"; // Options are hamqth or qrz
 $config['datadir'] = null; // default to install directory
diff --git a/application/config/migration.php b/application/config/migration.php
index 937c6cbd..b4c75212 100644
--- a/application/config/migration.php
+++ b/application/config/migration.php
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ $config['migration_enabled'] = TRUE;
 | be upgraded / downgraded to.
 |
 */
-$config['migration_version'] = 129;
+$config['migration_version'] = 130;
 
 /*
 |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/application/migrations/130_add_version_to_config.php b/application/migrations/130_add_version_to_config.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..968377e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/application/migrations/130_add_version_to_config.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
+
+/*
+*   This migration creates a table called options which will hold global options needed within cloudlog
+*   removing the need for lots of configuration files.
+*/
+
+class Migration_add_version_to_config extends CI_Migration {
+
+    public function up()
+    {
+        $data = array(
+            array('option_name' => "version", 'option_value' => "2.4.5", 'autoload' => "yes"),
+         );
+
+         $this->db->insert_batch('options', $data);
+    }
+
+    public function down()
+    {
+        // No option to down
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/application/views/debug/main.php b/application/views/debug/main.php
index 5d986ffa..b3d59202 100644
--- a/application/views/debug/main.php
+++ b/application/views/debug/main.php
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
                 <table width="100%">
                     <tr>
                         <td>Version</td>
-                        <td><?php echo $this->config->item('app_version')."\n"; ?></td>
+                        <td><?php echo $this->optionslib->get_option('version')."\n"; ?></td>
                     </tr>
                     <tr>
                         <td>Language</td>
diff --git a/install/config/config.php b/install/config/config.php
index c1f01bdb..9a17f463 100644
--- a/install/config/config.php
+++ b/install/config/config.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defined('BASEPATH') OR exit('No direct script access allowed');
 */
 
 $config['app_name'] = "Cloudlog";
-$config['app_version'] = "2.4.4";
+$config['app_version'] = "2.4.5";
 $config['directory'] = "%directory%";
 $config['callbook'] = "hamqth"; // Options are hamqth or qrz