diff --git a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/App.java b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/App.java
index 4a2cb67..6f9057d 100755
--- a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/App.java
+++ b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/App.java
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import android.content.BroadcastReceiver;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.content.pm.PackageInfo;
+import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
@@ -23,7 +25,6 @@ import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient;
-import org.apache.http.conn.params.ConnManagerParams;
 import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.PlainSocketFactory;
 import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.Scheme;
 import org.apache.http.conn.scheme.SchemeRegistry;
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ public final class App extends Application {
     private SpannableStringBuilder displayedLog = new SpannableStringBuilder();
     private long lastLogTime;    
     
+    private PackageInfo packageInfo;
+    
     // list of package names (e.g. org.envaya.kalsms, or org.envaya.kalsms.packXX)
     // for this package and all expansion packs
     private List<String> outgoingMessagePackages = new ArrayList<String>();
@@ -119,6 +122,17 @@ public final class App extends Application {
         
         outgoingMessagePackages.add(getPackageName());
         
+        try
+        {
+            packageInfo = getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(getPackageName(), 0);
+        }
+        catch (NameNotFoundException ex)
+        {
+            // should not happen
+            logError("Error finding package info", ex);
+            return;
+        }              
+        
         updateExpansionPacks();
         
         log(Html.fromHtml(
@@ -136,7 +150,7 @@ public final class App extends Application {
             {
                 log("  " + sender);
             }
-        }
+        }                  
         
         mmsObserver = new MmsObserver(this);
         mmsObserver.register();
@@ -150,6 +164,12 @@ public final class App extends Application {
         startService(new Intent(this, ForegroundService.class));        
     }
     
+    public PackageInfo getPackageInfo()
+    {
+        return packageInfo;
+    }
+    
+    
     public synchronized String chooseOutgoingSmsPackage()
     {
         outgoingMessageCount++;
diff --git a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/task/HttpTask.java b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/task/HttpTask.java
index e202c23..c0207e6 100755
--- a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/task/HttpTask.java
+++ b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/task/HttpTask.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class HttpTask extends AsyncTask<String, Void, HttpResponse> {
         this.app = app;        
         this.url = app.getServerUrl();
         params = new ArrayList<BasicNameValuePair>(Arrays.asList(paramsArr));            
-        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("version", "2"));
+        params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("version", "" + app.getPackageInfo().versionCode));
         params.add(new BasicNameValuePair("phone_number", app.getPhoneNumber()));                       
     }
     
diff --git a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/ui/Help.java b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/ui/Help.java
index f6db7e5..af758e2 100755
--- a/src/org/envaya/kalsms/ui/Help.java
+++ b/src/org/envaya/kalsms/ui/Help.java
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 package org.envaya.kalsms.ui;
 
 import android.app.Activity;
-import android.content.pm.PackageManager.NameNotFoundException;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.text.Html;
 import android.widget.TextView;
+import org.envaya.kalsms.App;
 import org.envaya.kalsms.R;
 
 public class Help extends Activity {
@@ -16,19 +16,10 @@ public class Help extends Activity {
         setContentView(R.layout.help);
         
         TextView help = (TextView) this.findViewById(R.id.help);
-        
-        String version;
-        
-        try
-        {
-            version = this.getPackageManager().getPackageInfo(this.getPackageName(), 0).versionName;
-        }
-        catch (NameNotFoundException ex)
-        {
-            version = "(Unknown version)";
-        }
-        
-        String html = "<b>KalSMS " + version + "</b><br /><br />"                
+                
+        App app = (App)getApplication();
+
+        String html = "<b>KalSMS " + app.getPackageInfo().versionName + "</b><br /><br />"                
             + "KalSMS is a SMS gateway.<br /><br /> "
             + "It forwards all incoming SMS messages received by this phone to a server on the internet, "
             + "and also sends outgoing SMS messages from that server to other phones.<br /><br />"