diff --git a/refit/src/modules/librefit.py b/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
index a410f24..c001c2c 100644
--- a/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
+++ b/refit/src/modules/librefit.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import os
 import sys
+import json
 
 from .refit_logger import logger
 
@@ -247,3 +248,30 @@ def create_parallel_directories(input_path: str, target_depth: int, width: int,
             current_depth=0,
             name=name,
         )
+
+
+def get_version_from_file(input_path) -> str:
+    """Returns the version of the program.
+
+    The function accepts an path to a version file as a string and it
+    returns it version number formatted.
+
+    Arg:
+        input_path (str):   The absolute or relative path to the
+                            version file.
+
+    Example:
+        >>>get_version_from_file("/path/to/file.json")
+        '0.2.1'"""
+    # Expands the input path
+    expanded_path = os.path.expanduser(input_path)
+
+    # Opening the file and  reading its contents, saving as as an dict.
+    file_path = open(expanded_path)
+    prog_version = json.load(file_path)
+
+    # Formatting the output before returning the string again
+    pretty_version = (
+        f"{prog_version['major']}.{prog_version['minor']}.{prog_version['patch']}"
+    )
+    return pretty_version
diff --git a/refit/src/refit.py b/refit/src/refit.py
index 8c66246..e53f757 100644
--- a/refit/src/refit.py
+++ b/refit/src/refit.py
@@ -1,43 +1,14 @@
 import argparse
 import sys
-import os
-import configparser
 
 from modules.refit_logger import logger
 from modules.refit_create import Refit_Create
+from modules.librefit import get_version_from_file
 
-
-CONFIG_FILE = "version.cfg"
-
-
-def read_version_config():
-    # logger.debug(f"Start read_version_config() with config file: {CONFIG_FILE}")
-    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-    config.read(CONFIG_FILE)
-
-    if not os.path.exists(CONFIG_FILE):
-        # logger.error(
-        #     f"FUNC: read_version_config() MSG: Could not find config file '{CONFIG_FILE}'"
-        # )
-        return "x.x.x"
-
-    if "VERSION" not in config:
-        # logger.error(f"Could not find VERSION-variable in config file '{CONFIG_FILE}'")
-        return "x.x.x"
-
-    try:
-        v = config["VERSION"]
-        major = v.get("major", "0")
-        minor = v.get("minor", "0")
-        patch = v.get("patch", "0")
-        # logger.debug(f"Config file read successfully. Version: {major}.{minor}.{patch}")
-        return f"{major}.{minor}.{patch}"
-    except Exception:
-        # logger.warning("Couldn not read version from config file")
-        return "x.x.x"
-
-
-REFIT_VERSION = f"Refit Beta {read_version_config()}"
+# NOTE: The final version file needs a dedicated place to live in
+# so the version number is always readable, independent from where it
+# is executed
+REFIT_VERSION = get_version_from_file("~/Documents/git/python/refit/src/version.json")
 
 # ---------------------------ARGPARSE  START---------------------------
 
diff --git a/refit/src/version.json b/refit/src/version.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aaf74f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/refit/src/version.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "minor": 3,
+  "major": 0,
+  "patch": 8
+}