diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 64f4ab934..b8ff46164 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ if not on_rtd:  # only import and set the theme if we're building docs locally
 # documentation root, use os.path.abspath to make it absolute, like shown here.
 sys.path.insert(0, os.path.abspath('..'))
 
+# Get Wagtail version
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import __version__
+
 # Autodoc may need to import some models modules which require django settings
 # be configured
 os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'wagtail.tests.settings'
@@ -70,9 +73,9 @@ copyright = u'2014, Torchbox'
 # built documents.
 #
 # The short X.Y version.
-version = '0.5'
+version = __version__
 # The full version, including alpha/beta/rc tags.
-release = '0.5'
+release = __version__
 
 # The language for content autogenerated by Sphinx. Refer to documentation
 # for a list of supported languages.
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index abd6bb61e..08b7dfd1b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 import sys
 
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import __version__
+
 
 try:
     from setuptools import setup, find_packages
@@ -47,7 +49,7 @@ if not PY3:
 
 setup(
     name='wagtail',
-    version='0.5',
+    version=__version__,
     description='A Django content management system focused on flexibility and user experience',
     author='Matthew Westcott',
     author_email='matthew.westcott@torchbox.com',
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/base.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/base.html
index c7a89def7..130fe47d6 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/base.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/base.html
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {% extends "wagtailadmin/admin_base.html" %}
-{% load wagtailadmin_tags %}
+{% load wagtailadmin_tags wagtailcore_tags %}
 {% load i18n %}
 {% block furniture %}
     <div class="nav-wrapper">
         <div class="inner">
-            <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_home' %}" class="logo"><img src="{{ STATIC_URL }}wagtailadmin/images/wagtail-logo.svg" alt="Wagtail" width="80" /><span>{% trans "Dashboard" %}</span></a>
+            <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_home' %}" class="logo" title="Wagtail v.{% wagtail_version %}"><img src="{{ STATIC_URL }}wagtailadmin/images/wagtail-logo.svg" alt="Wagtail" width="80" /><span>{% trans "Dashboard" %}</span></a>
             {% main_nav %}
         </div>
 
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
index 65c6b8bc0..ab855154e 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/home.html
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                     <div class="avatar icon icon-user"><img src="{% gravatar_url user.email %}" /></div>
                 </div>
             {% endif %}
-            <div class="col10">
+            <div class="col9">
                 <h1>{% blocktrans %}Welcome to the {{ site_name }} Wagtail CMS{% endblocktrans %}</h1> 
                 <h2>{{ user.get_full_name|default:user.username }}</h2>
             </div>
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
index 160f57430..8055a55e9 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+__version__ = '0.5'
 default_app_config = 'wagtail.wagtailcore.apps.WagtailCoreAppConfig'
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py b/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
index 5e137c7a2..b68a66d63 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailcore/templatetags/wagtailcore_tags.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from django.utils.safestring import mark_safe
 
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.models import Page
 from wagtail.wagtailcore.rich_text import expand_db_html
+from wagtail.wagtailcore import __version__
 
 register = template.Library()
 
@@ -27,6 +28,11 @@ def slugurl(context, slug):
         return None
 
 
+@register.simple_tag
+def wagtail_version():
+    return __version__
+
+
 @register.filter
 def richtext(value):
     return mark_safe('<div class="rich-text">' + expand_db_html(value) + '</div>')