diff --git a/app/release.json b/app/release.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a254e10f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/release.json
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{
+  "version": "1.26.0",
+  "releasedate": "22/Dec/14"
+}
+
diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/main/MainController.js b/app/scripts/controllers/main/MainController.js
index c4dda6bc..f78d8595 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/main/MainController.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/main/MainController.js
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 (function (module) {
     mifosX.controllers = _.extend(module, {
         MainController: function (scope, location, sessionManager, translate, $rootScope, localStorageService, keyboardManager, $idle, tmhDynamicLocale,   uiConfigService) {
-			$.get('VERSION.txt', function(data) { scope.version = data } );
-			scope.releasedate = "22/Dec/14"; //Day/Month/Year
+            $.getJSON('release.json', function(data) {
+                scope.version = data.version;
+                scope.releasedate = data.releasedate;
+            } );
             uiConfigService.init();
-			//hides loader
+            //hides loader
             scope.domReady = true;
             scope.activity = {};
             scope.activityQueue = [];
@@ -128,12 +130,12 @@
                     if (mifosX.models.Langs[i].code == temp.code) {
                         scope.optlang = mifosX.models.Langs[i];
                         tmhDynamicLocale.set(mifosX.models.Langs[i].code);
-						}
+                        }
                 }
             } else {
                 scope.optlang = scope.langs[0];
                 tmhDynamicLocale.set(scope.langs[0].code);
-				}
+                }
             translate.uses(scope.optlang.code);
 
             scope.isActive = function (route) {
@@ -237,81 +239,81 @@
                 localStorageService.addToLocalStorage('Language', lang);
                 tmhDynamicLocale.set(lang.code);
                 scope.optlang = lang;
-				};
-			scope.helpf = function()
-			{
-				// first, create addresses array
-			var addresses = ["https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/User+Setup","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Organization",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/System",	"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67141762","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=report&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=accounting&startIndex=0&where=docs",	"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Clients",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Groups","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Centers",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Community+App+User+Manual","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Offices",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Holidays","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Employees",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Funds","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Bulk+Loan+Reassignment",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Currency+Configuration","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Standing+Instructions+History",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Data+Tables","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895350",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Roles+and+Permissions","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Maker-Checker",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Hooks","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Audit+Trails",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Reports","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Scheduler+Jobs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Global+Configuration","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=account%20number%20preferences&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=loan%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=saving%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=charges&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=products%20mix&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=fixed%20deposit%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=recurring%20deposit%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895308","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Add+Journal+Entries",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=search%20journal%20entries&startIndex=0&where=docs",	"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=accounts%20linked&startIndex=0&where=docs",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Chart+of+Accounts+and+General+Ledger+Setup",	"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Closing+Entries",
-				"https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895308","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Accruals"]; 
-			// array is huge, but working good
-			// create second array with address models
-			var addrmodels = ['/users/','/organization','/system','/products','/templates',	'',	'/accounting',
-								'/clients',	'/groups','/centers','','/offices',	'/holidays','/employees','/managefunds/',
-								'/bulkloan','/currconfig','/standinginstructions/history','/datatables','/codes','/admin/roles',
-								'/admin/viewmctasks','/hooks','/audit',	'/reports','/jobs','/global','/accountnumberpreferences','/loanproducts',
-								'/savingproducts','/charges','/productmix',	'/fixeddepositproducts','/recurringdepositproducts','/freqposting',
-								'/journalentry','/searchtransaction','/financialactivityaccountmappings','/accounting_coa',	'/accounts_closure','/accounting_rules','/run_periodic_accrual'];
-			// * text-based address-recognize system *
-			var actualadr = location.absUrl();	// get full URL		
-			var lastchar = 0;
-			for( var i = 0; i<actualadr.length;i++)
-				{
-					
-					if(actualadr.charAt(i) == '#')
-					{
-						lastchar = i+1;						
-						break;
-						// found '#' and save position of it
-					}
-				}//for
-			
-			var whereweare = actualadr.substring(lastchar); // cut full URL to after-'#' part
-			
-			// string after '#' is compared with model
-			var addrfound = false;
-			if(whereweare == '/reports/all' || whereweare == '/reports/clients' || whereweare == '/reports/loans' || whereweare == '/reports/savings' || whereweare == '/reports/funds' || whereweare == '/reports/accounting' || whereweare == '/xbrl'  )
-					 {
-						window.open(addresses[5]);
-						addrfound = true;					
-					 }// '/reports/...' are exception -> link to Search in Documentation word 'report'
-					 else{
-							for(var i = 0; i< addrmodels.length; i++)
-							{
-								if(i != 5 && i != 10)
-									{
-										if(whereweare == addrmodels[i])
-										{
-												addrfound = true;
-												window.open(addresses[i]);
-												break;			
-												// model found -> open address and break
-										}
-									}								
-							}//for
-						  }//else
-				if(addrfound == false) window.open(addresses[10]); // substring not matching to any model -> open start user manual page
-			
-			};//helpf
-			
+                };
+            scope.helpf = function()
+            {
+                // first, create addresses array
+            var addresses = ["https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/User+Setup","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Organization",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/System", "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67141762","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=report&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=accounting&startIndex=0&where=docs",  "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Clients",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Groups","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Centers",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Community+App+User+Manual","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Offices",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Holidays","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Employees",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Funds","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Bulk+Loan+Reassignment",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Currency+Configuration","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Standing+Instructions+History",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Data+Tables","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895350",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Roles+and+Permissions","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Maker-Checker",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Hooks","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Audit+Trails",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Reports","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Manage+Scheduler+Jobs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Global+Configuration","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=account%20number%20preferences&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=loan%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=saving%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=charges&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=products%20mix&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=fixed%20deposit%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=recurring%20deposit%20products&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895308","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Add+Journal+Entries",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=search%20journal%20entries&startIndex=0&where=docs",  "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/dosearchsite.action?queryString=accounts%20linked&startIndex=0&where=docs",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Chart+of+Accounts+and+General+Ledger+Setup", "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Closing+Entries",
+                "https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=67895308","https://mifosforge.jira.com/wiki/display/docs/Accruals"]; 
+            // array is huge, but working good
+            // create second array with address models
+            var addrmodels = ['/users/','/organization','/system','/products','/templates', '', '/accounting',
+                                '/clients', '/groups','/centers','','/offices', '/holidays','/employees','/managefunds/',
+                                '/bulkloan','/currconfig','/standinginstructions/history','/datatables','/codes','/admin/roles',
+                                '/admin/viewmctasks','/hooks','/audit', '/reports','/jobs','/global','/accountnumberpreferences','/loanproducts',
+                                '/savingproducts','/charges','/productmix', '/fixeddepositproducts','/recurringdepositproducts','/freqposting',
+                                '/journalentry','/searchtransaction','/financialactivityaccountmappings','/accounting_coa', '/accounts_closure','/accounting_rules','/run_periodic_accrual'];
+            // * text-based address-recognize system *
+            var actualadr = location.absUrl();  // get full URL     
+            var lastchar = 0;
+            for( var i = 0; i<actualadr.length;i++)
+                {
+                    
+                    if(actualadr.charAt(i) == '#')
+                    {
+                        lastchar = i+1;                     
+                        break;
+                        // found '#' and save position of it
+                    }
+                }//for
+            
+            var whereweare = actualadr.substring(lastchar); // cut full URL to after-'#' part
+            
+            // string after '#' is compared with model
+            var addrfound = false;
+            if(whereweare == '/reports/all' || whereweare == '/reports/clients' || whereweare == '/reports/loans' || whereweare == '/reports/savings' || whereweare == '/reports/funds' || whereweare == '/reports/accounting' || whereweare == '/xbrl'  )
+                     {
+                        window.open(addresses[5]);
+                        addrfound = true;                   
+                     }// '/reports/...' are exception -> link to Search in Documentation word 'report'
+                     else{
+                            for(var i = 0; i< addrmodels.length; i++)
+                            {
+                                if(i != 5 && i != 10)
+                                    {
+                                        if(whereweare == addrmodels[i])
+                                        {
+                                                addrfound = true;
+                                                window.open(addresses[i]);
+                                                break;          
+                                                // model found -> open address and break
+                                        }
+                                    }                               
+                            }//for
+                          }//else
+                if(addrfound == false) window.open(addresses[10]); // substring not matching to any model -> open start user manual page
+            
+            };//helpf
+            
             sessionManager.restore(function (session) {
                 scope.currentSession = session;
                 scope.start(scope.currentSession);
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index dde16c67..9d91aa2b 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 VERSION=$1
+RELDATE=$2
 
-if [ -z $VERSION ]; then
-  echo -e "Version required.\nUsage: $0 version"
+if [ -z $VERSION -o -z $RELDATE ]; then
+  echo -e "Version required.\nUsage: $0 version releasedate"
 fi
 
 echo "Updating version to $VERSION"
-echo $VERSION > app/VERSION.txt
+
+DIR=$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )
+echo -e "{\n  \"version\": \"$VERSION\",\n  \"releasedate\": \"$RELDATE\"\n}\n" > $DIR/app/release.json