diff --git a/tests/test_config.py b/tests/test_config.py
index 71ff667..d963c3f 100644
--- a/tests/test_config.py
+++ b/tests/test_config.py
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ class ConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):
         # This is necessary to avoid cached mocks
         env.Renderer.reset()
 
+    def test_version(self):
+        defaults = tutor_config.load_defaults()
+        self.assertNotIn("TUTOR_VERSION", defaults)
+
     def test_merge(self):
         config = {}
         defaults = tutor_config.load_defaults()
@@ -39,16 +43,14 @@ class ConfigTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 tutor_config.utils, "random_string"
             ) as mock_random_string:
                 mock_random_string.return_value = "abcd"
-                defaults = tutor_config.load_defaults()
-                config1 = tutor_config.load_current(root, defaults)
+                config1, defaults = tutor_config.load_all(root)
                 password1 = config1["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"]
 
                 config1.pop("MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD")
                 tutor_config.save_config(root, config1)
 
                 mock_random_string.return_value = "efgh"
-                defaults = tutor_config.load_defaults()
-                config2 = tutor_config.load_current(root, defaults)
+                config2, defaults = tutor_config.load_all(root)
                 password2 = config2["MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD"]
 
         self.assertEqual("abcd", password1)
diff --git a/tests/test_env.py b/tests/test_env.py
index 08967c8..ed79c37 100644
--- a/tests/test_env.py
+++ b/tests/test_env.py
@@ -39,3 +39,8 @@ class EnvTests(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(
             exceptions.TutorError, env.render_file, {}, "local", "docker-compose.yml"
         )
+
+    def test_render_full(self):
+        with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as root:
+            defaults = tutor_config.load_defaults()
+            env.render_full(root, defaults)
diff --git a/tutor/commands/config.py b/tutor/commands/config.py
index f07a424..ebddc2a 100644
--- a/tutor/commands/config.py
+++ b/tutor/commands/config.py
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ def save_command(root, silent1, silent2, set_):
 
 def save(root, silent=False, keyvalues=None):
     keyvalues = keyvalues or []
-    defaults = load_defaults()
-    config = load_current(root, defaults)
+    config, defaults = load_all(root)
     for k, v in keyvalues:
         config[k] = v
     if not silent:
@@ -54,8 +53,7 @@ def printroot(root):
 @opts.root
 @click.argument("key")
 def printvalue(root, key):
-    defaults = load_defaults()
-    config = load_current(root, defaults)
+    config, defaults = load_all(root)
     merge(config, defaults)
     try:
         fmt.echo(config[key])
@@ -132,6 +130,16 @@ def pre_upgrade_announcement(root):
         )
 
 
+def load_all(root):
+    defaults = load_defaults()
+    current = load_current(root, defaults)
+    return current, defaults
+
+
+def load_defaults():
+    return serialize.load(env.read("config.yml"))
+
+
 def load_current(root, defaults):
     convert_json2yml(root)
     config = load_user(root)
@@ -308,10 +316,6 @@ def load_interactive(config, defaults):
     )
 
 
-def load_defaults():
-    return serialize.load(env.read("config.yml"))
-
-
 def ask(question, key, config, defaults):
     default = env.render_str(config, config.get(key, defaults[key]))
     config[key] = click.prompt(
diff --git a/tutor/env.py b/tutor/env.py
index bbb11b8..e89aff9 100644
--- a/tutor/env.py
+++ b/tutor/env.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class Renderer:
             environment.filters["random_string"] = utils.random_string
             environment.filters["common_domain"] = utils.random_string
             environment.filters["reverse_host"] = utils.reverse_host
+            environment.globals["TUTOR_VERSION"] = __version__
             cls.ENVIRONMENT = environment
 
         return cls.ENVIRONMENT
@@ -69,8 +70,7 @@ def render_full(root, config):
     for subdir in ["android", "apps", "k8s", "local", "webui"]:
         render_subdir(subdir, root, config)
     copy_subdir("build", root)
-    with open(pathjoin(root, VERSION_FILENAME), "w") as f:
-        f.write(__version__)
+    render_file(config, VERSION_FILENAME)
 
 
 def render_subdir(subdir, root, config):
diff --git a/tutor/templates/version b/tutor/templates/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a033755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutor/templates/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{{ TUTOR_VERSION }}
\ No newline at end of file