diff --git a/default.json b/default.json
index 04e6752f1..540ba4ee4 100644
--- a/default.json
+++ b/default.json
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 {
+    "version": {
+        "major": 0,
+        "minor": 8,
+        "micro": 7
+    },
     "libs": {
         "blackcore": true,
         "blackgui": true,
diff --git a/install.pri b/install.pri
index 7040abb8f..43e4017aa 100644
--- a/install.pri
+++ b/install.pri
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ bitrock_builder_bin = $$(BITROCK_BUILDER)
     WINDOWS64BITMODE = 0
     win32 {
         INSTALLER_PLATFORM = windows
-        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-windows-$${WORD_SIZE}-$${BLACK_VERSION}
+        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-windows-$${WORD_SIZE}-$$swiftConfig(version.full)
         INSTALLER_EXT = exe
         ARCHITECTURE = 32
         equals(WORD_SIZE,64) {
@@ -213,20 +213,20 @@ bitrock_builder_bin = $$(BITROCK_BUILDER)
     }
     else:macx {
         INSTALLER_PLATFORM = osx
-        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-macos-$${WORD_SIZE}-$${BLACK_VERSION}
+        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-macos-$${WORD_SIZE}-$$swiftConfig(version.full)
         INSTALLER_EXT = app
         ARCHITECTURE = 64
     }
     else:unix {
         INSTALLER_PLATFORM = linux-x$${WORD_SIZE}
-        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-linux-$${WORD_SIZE}-$${BLACK_VERSION}
+        INSTALLER_BASENAME = swiftinstaller-linux-$${WORD_SIZE}-$$swiftConfig(version.full)
         INSTALLER_EXT = run
         ARCHITECTURE = 64
     }
     create_installer.commands = $${bitrock_builder_bin} quickbuild $${bitrock_project} $${INSTALLER_PLATFORM} \
                                     --setvars project.outputDirectory=$$shell_path($${PREFIX}/..) \
                                               project.installerFilename=$${INSTALLER_BASENAME}.$${INSTALLER_EXT} \
-                                              project.version=$${BLACK_VERSION} \
+                                              project.version=$$swiftConfig(version.full) \
                                               project.windows64bitMode=$${WINDOWS64BITMODE} \
                                               architecture=$${ARCHITECTURE}
     QMAKE_EXTRA_TARGETS += create_installer
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/common_pre.prf b/mkspecs/features/common_pre.prf
index 3188f712e..5164d05ad 100644
--- a/mkspecs/features/common_pre.prf
+++ b/mkspecs/features/common_pre.prf
@@ -7,19 +7,6 @@
 # including this file, may be copied, modified, propagated, or distributed
 # except according to the terms contained in the LICENSE file.
 
-################################
-# Version number
-################################
-
-include(version.pri)
-
-!win32 {
-    VER_MAJ = $${BLACK_VER_MAJ}
-    VER_MIN = $${BLACK_VER_MIN}
-    VER_MIC = $${BLACK_VER_MIC}
-    VERSION = $${BLACK_VERSION}
-}
-
 ################################
 # Destination tree
 ################################
@@ -33,6 +20,19 @@ else:                         DestRoot = $$DestRootRelease
 
 include(config.pri)
 
+################################
+# Version number
+################################
+
+setSwiftConfig(version.full, $$swiftConfig(version.major).$$swiftConfig(version.minor).$$swiftConfig(version.micro))
+
+!win32 {
+    VER_MAJ = $$swiftConfig(version.major)
+    VER_MIN = $$swiftConfig(version.minor)
+    VER_MIC = $$swiftConfig(version.micro)
+    VERSION = $$swiftConfig(version.full)
+}
+
 ################################
 # QMake options
 ################################
diff --git a/mkspecs/features/version.pri b/mkspecs/features/version.pri
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ed98d27f..000000000
--- a/mkspecs/features/version.pri
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-BLACK_VER_MAJ = 0
-BLACK_VER_MIN = 8
-BLACK_VER_MIC = 7
-BLACK_VERSION = $${BLACK_VER_MAJ}.$${BLACK_VER_MIN}.$${BLACK_VER_MIC}
diff --git a/scripts/jenkins.py b/scripts/jenkins.py
index 58f86eef3..3c148b005 100644
--- a/scripts/jenkins.py
+++ b/scripts/jenkins.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 from datetime import date
 import getopt
+import json
 import multiprocessing
 import os
 import os.path as path
@@ -222,35 +223,19 @@ class Builder:
         self.version = self.__get_swift_version()
 
     def __get_swift_version(self):
-        version_major = '0'
-        version_minor = '0'
-        version_micro = '0'
-        version_file = path.abspath(
-            path.join(self._get_swift_source_path(), 'mkspecs', 'features', 'version')) + '.pri'
-        f = open(version_file)
-        line = f.readline()
-        while line:
-            # Remove all spaces
-            line = line.strip().replace(' ', '')
-            tokens = line.split('=')
-            if not len(tokens) == 2:
-                raise ValueError('version.pri has wrong format!')
-            if tokens[0] == 'BLACK_VER_MAJ':
-                version_major = tokens[1]
-            elif tokens[0] == 'BLACK_VER_MIN':
-                version_minor = tokens[1]
-            elif tokens[0] == 'BLACK_VER_MIC':
-                version_micro = tokens[1]
-            else:
-                pass
-            line = f.readline()
+        config_file = path.abspath(path.join(self._get_swift_source_path(), 'default')) + '.json'
+        f = open(config_file)
+        config_json = json.load(f)
         f.close()
+        version_major = config_json['version']['major']
+        version_minor = config_json['version']['minor']
+        version_micro = config_json['version']['micro']
 
         # Converted from swift's CBuildConfig::lastCommitTimestampAsVersionSegment
         last_commit_timestamp = int(self.__get_last_commit_timestamp())
         year_offset = 201000000000
         last_commit_timestamp = last_commit_timestamp - year_offset
-        version = '.'.join([version_major, version_minor, version_micro, str(last_commit_timestamp)])
+        version = '.'.join([str(version_major), str(version_minor), str(version_micro), str(last_commit_timestamp)])
         return version
 
     def __get_last_commit_timestamp(self):
diff --git a/src/blackconfig/buildconfig_gen.inc.in b/src/blackconfig/buildconfig_gen.inc.in
index 53bdda797..3507c9c5c 100644
--- a/src/blackconfig/buildconfig_gen.inc.in
+++ b/src/blackconfig/buildconfig_gen.inc.in
@@ -101,6 +101,6 @@ constexpr bool BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::isVatsimVersion()
 !!ENDIF
 }
 
-constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMajor() { return $$BLACK_VER_MAJ; }
-constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMinor() { return $$BLACK_VER_MIN; }
-constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMicro() { return $$BLACK_VER_MIC; }
+constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMajor() { return $$swiftConfig(version.major); }
+constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMinor() { return $$swiftConfig(version.minor); }
+constexpr int BlackConfig::CBuildConfig::versionMicro() { return $$swiftConfig(version.micro); }
diff --git a/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro b/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
index 9c3a6bb21..0606b61a0 100644
--- a/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
+++ b/src/xswiftbus/xswiftbus.pro
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ DEFINES += XPLM210=1
 DEFINES += XPMP_CLIENT_NAME=\\\"xswiftbus\\\"
 DEFINES += XPMP_CLIENT_LONGNAME=\\\"xswiftbus\\\"
 
-DEFINES += XSWIFTBUS_VERSION=\\\"$${BLACK_VERSION}\\\"
+DEFINES += XSWIFTBUS_VERSION=\\\"$$swiftConfig(version.full)\\\"
 
 # X-Plane plugins must follow a prescribed filename and directory structure.
 TARGET_EXT = .xpl