diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index e2cfc298..40190550 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,10 +4,13 @@
 #include "QUMessageBox.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QColor>
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QFont>
 #include <QTranslator>
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QSplashScreen>
+#include <QPainter>
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QFile>
@@ -29,7 +32,24 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	QTranslator  trContent;
 	QTranslator  trQt;
 
-	QSplashScreen splash(QPixmap(":/icons/splash2.png"));
+	// create splash screen with major and minor version number
+	QPixmap canvas(":/splash/splash.png");
+
+	QPainter painter(&canvas);
+	painter.setPen(QColor(0, 174, 239));  // light blue
+
+	QFont font(":/splash/KozGoPro-ExtraLight.otf");
+	font.setPointSize(24);
+	painter.setFont(font);
+
+	painter.drawText(
+		0, 0, 418, 130,
+		Qt::AlignRight | Qt::AlignBottom,
+		QString("%1.%2").arg(MAJOR_VERSION).arg(MINOR_VERSION)
+	);
+
+	painter.end();
+	QSplashScreen splash(canvas);
 	splash.show();
 
 	initLanguage(app, trContent, trQt, splash);
diff --git a/src/main.h b/src/main.h
index 2a8d555f..23d15609 100644
--- a/src/main.h
+++ b/src/main.h
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 #define MAIN_H_
 
 #define MAJOR_VERSION 0x0001
-#define MINOR_VERSION 0x0008
-#define PATCH_VERSION 0x0004
+#define MINOR_VERSION 0x0009
+#define PATCH_VERSION 0x0000
 
 #define WIP_TEXT "" //" *work in progress* -> Please do not distribute."
 //#define WIP_VERSION
diff --git a/src/resources/KozGoPro-ExtraLight.otf b/src/resources/KozGoPro-ExtraLight.otf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40ccc0ae
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diff --git a/src/resources/UltraStar-Manager.qrc b/src/resources/UltraStar-Manager.qrc
index 337bea7d..801a22ad 100644
--- a/src/resources/UltraStar-Manager.qrc
+++ b/src/resources/UltraStar-Manager.qrc
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@
         <file>mediumVideoQuality.png</file>
     </qresource>
     <qresource prefix="/icons">
-        <file>splash.png</file>
-        <file>splash2.png</file>
         <file>cup.png</file>
         <file>UltraStar-Manager128.png</file>
         <file>UltraStar-Manager32.png</file>
@@ -282,4 +280,8 @@
         <file>user_big.png</file>
         <file>cover_big.png</file>
     </qresource>
+    <qresource prefix="/splash">
+        <file>splash.png</file>
+        <file>KozGoPro-ExtraLight.otf</file>
+    </qresource>
 </RCC>
diff --git a/src/resources/splash.png b/src/resources/splash.png
index 77549ebc..cb3f3ea5 100644
Binary files a/src/resources/splash.png and b/src/resources/splash.png differ
diff --git a/src/resources/splash.psd b/src/resources/splash.psd
index d120952b..3c1fe05c 100644
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diff --git a/src/resources/splash2.png b/src/resources/splash2.png
deleted file mode 100644
index db2d48e5..00000000
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diff --git a/src/resources/splash2.psd b/src/resources/splash2.psd
deleted file mode 100644
index c4ccd7e8..00000000
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