diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
index 0c9a999..4896c8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_release.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ name: Sportsmanager Release
 on:
   push:
     tags:
-      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+' # run only on version tags like v1.0.0      
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+' # run only on version tags like v1.0.0
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -24,7 +24,19 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install npm dependencies
         run: npm ci
-      
+
+      - name: Get version from git tag
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Update version.php
+        run: |
+          echo "<?php" > src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+          echo "defined('_JEXEC') or die;" >> src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+          echo "return [" >> src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+          echo "    'version' => '${{ env.VERSION }}'," >> src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+          echo "    'date' => '$(date +%F)'," >> src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+          echo "];" >> src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
+
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: release_notes_extension
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
@@ -37,10 +49,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Save release notes to file
         run: |
           echo "${{ steps.release_notes_extension.outputs.body }}" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
-          
+
       - name: Run build script
         run: npm run release
-      
+
       - name: Generate release notes
         id: release_notes_github
         uses: release-drafter/release-drafter@v6
@@ -52,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Save release notes to file
         run: |
           echo "${{ steps.release_notes_github.outputs.body }}" > RELEASE_NOTES.md
-          
+
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
         with:
@@ -62,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
           body_path: "RELEASE_NOTES.md"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          
+
       - name: Delete draft release via API # workaround: remove leftover draft by release-drafter
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
@@ -70,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           drafts=$(curl -s -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
             https://api.github.com/repos/$REPO/releases | jq '.[] | select(.draft == true)')
-          
+
           if [ -n "$drafts" ]; then
             id=$(echo "$drafts" | jq -r '.id')
             curl -s -X DELETE -H "Authorization: token $GITHUB_TOKEN" \
diff --git a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/sportsmanager.php b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/sportsmanager.php
index 78f7976..2415dcf 100644
--- a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/sportsmanager.php
+++ b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/sportsmanager.php
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ use Joomla\CMS\Uri\Uri;
 use Joomla\CMS\Version;
 
 defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
-const SPORTS_MANAGER_VERSION = "2.0.3";
 
 function laufzeitInit(): void
 {
@@ -56,6 +55,7 @@ else if (isset($_REQUEST['filter_saison_id']))
 global $content;
 global $task;
 global $params;
+
 $app = Factory::getContainer()->get(SiteApplication::class);
 $jInput = $app->input;
 $task = $jInput->getCmd('task');
diff --git a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7c44af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php // do not change this file, this is automatically updated while building releases, see .github/workflows/build_release.yml
+defined('_JEXEC') or die;
+return [
+    'version' => 'DEV',
+    'date' => '2025-08-05',
+];
diff --git a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
index eacb8df..5e4243b 100644
--- a/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
+++ b/src/structure/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_admin.php
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ defined('_JEXEC') or die('Restricted access');
 require_once JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_sportsmanager/views/sportsmanager/view_tools.php';
 require_once JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_sportsmanager/util/image.php';
 
-function formatTimediff( $timestamp1, $timestamp2, $verbose ) {
+function formatTimediff( $timestamp1, $timestamp2, $verbose ): string
+{
 	if (empty($timestamp1) || empty($timestamp2)) {
 		return "";
 	} else {
@@ -27,7 +28,8 @@ function formatTimediff( $timestamp1, $timestamp2, $verbose ) {
 	}
 }
 
-function formatTeamName( $team_name, $team_id, $highlight_team_id ) {
+function formatTeamName( $team_name, $team_id, $highlight_team_id ): string
+{
 	if ($team_id == $highlight_team_id) {
 		return "<b><i>" . htmlentities_utf8($team_name) . "</i></b>";
 	} else {
@@ -37,10 +39,25 @@ function formatTeamName( $team_name, $team_id, $highlight_team_id ) {
 
 class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
 {
+    private static $versionData = null;
+
+    private static function loadVersionData(): void
+    {
+        if (self::$versionData === null) {
+            self::$versionData = include JPATH_SITE . '/components/com_sportsmanager/util/version.php';
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function getVersion(): string
+    {
+        self::loadVersionData();
+        return self::$versionData['version'] ?? 'DEV';
+    }
+
     static function adminUebersicht($veranstaltungen, $spielerstatistiken, $turniere, $ranglisten, $individualwettbewerbe, $statistik, $saisons, $filter_saison_id, $externe_datenbank): void
     {
-		function checkZeilenumbruch($Spalte_Nr, $max_Spalten)
-		{
+        function checkZeilenumbruch($Spalte_Nr, $max_Spalten): int
+        {
 			$Spalte_Nr++;
 			if ($Spalte_Nr >= $max_Spalten){
 				echo "</tr>\n<tr>\n";
@@ -48,12 +65,12 @@ class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
 			}
 			return $Spalte_Nr;
 		}
-		
+
         global $params;
         ?>
         <div class="componentheading<?php echo $params->get('pageclass_sfx'); ?>" style='font-weight: bold;'>
 				<a href="https://github.com/Deutscher-Tischfussballbund/" target="_blank">
-				Sports Manager <?php echo SPORTS_MANAGER_VERSION; ?> </a>
+				Sports Manager <?php echo self::getVersion(); ?> </a>
         </div>
         <table>
 			<tr>
@@ -4925,7 +4942,7 @@ class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
     static function adminKategorien($kategorien): void
     {
         global $params;
-		
+
         ?>
         <div
             class="componentheading<?php echo $params->get('pageclass_sfx'); ?>"><?php echo Text::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_CATEGORIES'); ?></div>
@@ -8693,11 +8710,11 @@ class HTML_sportsmanager_admin
                         <td nowrap
                             style="text-align: center"><?php if ($ergebnis_vorhanden) echo $row->heim_spielpunkte . " : " . $row->gast_spielpunkte; else echo "_ : _" ?><?php if ($row->unbestaetigtes_ergebnis_id != null) echo "<br /><small>" . ($row->zwischenergebnis ? "live" : "unbest&auml;tigt") . "</small>"; ?></td>
                         <td nowrap align="center">
-                            <?php echo 
-                                formatTimediff($row->termin_spiel, $row->ergebnis_vorgeschlagen, false) 
+                            <?php echo
+                                formatTimediff($row->termin_spiel, $row->ergebnis_vorgeschlagen, false)
                                 . " / "
-                                . formatTimediff($row->ergebnis_vorgeschlagen, $row->ergebnis_akzeptiert, false); 
-                            ?> 
+                                . formatTimediff($row->ergebnis_vorgeschlagen, $row->ergebnis_akzeptiert, false);
+                            ?>
                         </td>
                         <td nowrap><small><a
                                     href="<?php echo SportsManagerURL('&task=admin_begegnung_heimtausch&veranstaltungid=' . $veranstaltung->veranstaltung_id . '&id=' . $row->begegnung_id); ?>"><?php echo Text::_('COM_SPORTSMANAGER_HOME_EXCHANGE'); ?></a></small>