diff --git a/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py b/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
index e952579..c3f25f7 100644
--- a/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
+++ b/LichessClientTG_bot/bot.py
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ from telegram.ext import (
 from config import (
     TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, PERIOD_OPTIONS, POLL_INTERVAL, 
     POLL_TIMEOUT, DROP_PENDING_UPDATES, ALLOWED_UPDATES,
-    LICHESS_STATS_API_BASE_URL, ADMINPANEL_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN, BOT_VERSION
+    LICHESS_STATS_API_BASE_URL, ADMINPANEL_TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
 )
+from version import BOT_VERSION
 from database import Database
 from lichess_api import LichessAPI
 from formatters import StatsFormatter
diff --git a/LichessClientTG_bot/config.py b/LichessClientTG_bot/config.py
index ae4f780..f6ab393 100644
--- a/LichessClientTG_bot/config.py
+++ b/LichessClientTG_bot/config.py
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ DATABASE_PATH = _resolve_database_path()
 # Period options for /setperiod command
 PERIOD_OPTIONS = [0, 15, 30, 60, 120, 180, 360, 720, 1440]  # minutes (0=disable, then: 15min, 30min, 1h, 2h, 3h, 6h, 12h, 24h)
 
-# Bot Version
-BOT_VERSION = "1.3.0"
-
 # Telegram Bot Long Polling Configuration
 POLL_INTERVAL = 1.0  # seconds
 POLL_TIMEOUT = 30    # seconds
diff --git a/LichessClientTG_bot/version.py b/LichessClientTG_bot/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb7911f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LichessClientTG_bot/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"""
+Bot version information.
+This file is safe to commit and push - it doesn't contain machine-specific configuration.
+"""
+
+# Bot Version
+BOT_VERSION = "1.4.0"
+