diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/BlockUml.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/BlockUml.java
index cb59d6369..9a4229bad 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/BlockUml.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/BlockUml.java
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ public class BlockUml {
 	// ::done
 
 	public long lastModified() {
-		return (Version.compileTime() / 1000L / 60) * 1000L * 60;
+		return (Version.compileTime() / 1000L / 60) * 1000L * 60 + Version.beta() * 1000L * 3600;
 	}
 
 	public boolean isStartDef(String name) {
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
index 41f2e5b5c..37563fe9d 100644
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
+++ b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.java
@@ -35,78 +35,73 @@
  */
 package net.sourceforge.plantuml.version;
 
-import java.io.BufferedReader;
-import java.io.InputStream;
-import java.io.InputStreamReader;
 import java.util.Date;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.concurrent.CopyOnWriteArrayList;
 
 import net.sourceforge.plantuml.log.Logme;
 import net.sourceforge.plantuml.security.SURL;
-import net.sourceforge.plantuml.utils.SignatureUtils;
 
 public class Version {
-	// ::remove folder when __HAXE__
+    // ::remove folder when __HAXE__
+
+	private static final int MAJOR_SEPARATOR = 1000000;
+
+	public static int version() {
+		return 1202305;
+	}
+
+	public static int versionPatched() {
+		if (beta() != 0) {
+			return version() + 1;
+		}
+		return version();
+	}
 
 	public static String versionString() {
-		readVersionTxtIfNeeded();
-		return versionCache.get(0);
-	}
-
-	public static long compileTime() {
-		readVersionTxtIfNeeded();
-		return compileTimeCache.get(0);
-	}
-
-	private static List<String> versionCache = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
-	private static List<Long> compileTimeCache = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<Long>();
-	private static List<String> etagCache = new CopyOnWriteArrayList<String>();
-
-	private static void readVersionTxtIfNeeded() {
-		if (compileTimeCache.size() == 0 || versionCache.size() == 0) {
-			try {
-				final InputStream is = Version.class.getResourceAsStream("version.txt");
-				if (is != null)
-					try (final BufferedReader br = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(is))) {
-						versionCache.add(br.readLine());
-						compileTimeCache.add(Long.parseLong(br.readLine()));
-					}
-			} catch (Exception e) {
-				e.printStackTrace();
-			}
-			if (versionCache.size() == 0)
-				versionCache.add("Unknown version");
-			if (compileTimeCache.size() == 0)
-				compileTimeCache.add(0L);
+		if (beta() != 0) {
+			return dotted(version() + 1) + "beta" + beta();
 		}
-
+		return dotted(version());
 	}
 
 	public static String fullDescription() {
 		return "PlantUML version " + Version.versionString() + " (" + Version.compileTimeString() + ")";
 	}
 
+	private static String dotted(int nb) {
+		final String minor = "" + nb % MAJOR_SEPARATOR;
+		final String major = "" + nb / MAJOR_SEPARATOR;
+		return major + "." + minor.substring(0, 4) + "." + Integer.parseInt(minor.substring(4));
+	}
+
 	public static String versionString(int size) {
 		final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(versionString());
-		while (sb.length() < size)
+		while (sb.length() < size) {
 			sb.append(' ');
-
+		}
 		return sb.toString();
 	}
 
-	public static String etag() {
-		if (etagCache.size() == 0)
-			etagCache.add(SignatureUtils.getMD5Hex(versionString()));
+	public static int beta() {
+		final int beta = 2;
+		return beta;
+	}
 
-		return etagCache.get(0);
+	public static String etag() {
+		return Integer.toString(version() % MAJOR_SEPARATOR - 201670, 36) + Integer.toString(beta(), 36);
 	}
 
 	public static String turningId() {
 		return etag();
 	}
 
+	public static long compileTime() {
+		return 1679680470757L;
+	}
+
 	public static String compileTimeString() {
+		if (beta() != 0) {
+			return "Unknown compile time";
+		}
 		return new Date(Version.compileTime()).toString();
 	}
 
@@ -114,13 +109,13 @@ public class Version {
 	public static String getJarPath() {
 		try {
 			final ClassLoader loader = Version.class.getClassLoader();
-			if (loader == null)
+			if (loader == null) {
 				return "No ClassLoader?";
-
+			}
 			final SURL url = SURL.create(loader.getResource("net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version.class"));
-			if (url == null)
+			if (url == null) {
 				return "No URL?";
-
+			}
 			String fullpath = url.toString();
 			fullpath = fullpath.replaceAll("net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/Version\\.class", "");
 			return fullpath;
diff --git a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/version.txt b/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/version.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dfd733c5..000000000
--- a/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/version/version.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-1.2023.6-beta-3
-1680642535564
\ No newline at end of file