From 7e7f01776896eed1704278aa03751a92cd7c8c82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Max Litruv Boonzaayer <litruv@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:46:12 +1100
Subject: [PATCH] feat(about): update tagline to "Squawk to yer mateys!" and
 display dynamic version number

---
 src/app/features/settings/about/About.tsx |  2 +-
 src/app/pages/client/WelcomePage.tsx      | 26 +++++++++++++++--------
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/app/features/settings/about/About.tsx b/src/app/features/settings/about/About.tsx
index dcacf1b..a5f2209 100644
--- a/src/app/features/settings/about/About.tsx
+++ b/src/app/features/settings/about/About.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function About({ requestClose }: AboutProps) {
                       <Text size="H3">Paarrot</Text>
                       <Text size="T200">v{version}</Text>
                     </Box>
-                    <Text>Yet another matrix client.</Text>
+                    <Text>Squawk to yer mateys!</Text>
                   </Box>
 
                   <Box gap="200" wrap="Wrap">
diff --git a/src/app/pages/client/WelcomePage.tsx b/src/app/pages/client/WelcomePage.tsx
index cf401ae..8f731b0 100644
--- a/src/app/pages/client/WelcomePage.tsx
+++ b/src/app/pages/client/WelcomePage.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
-import React from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import { Box, Button, Icon, Icons, Text, config, toRem } from 'folds';
 import { Page, PageHero, PageHeroSection } from '../../components/page';
 import PaarrotSVG from '../../../../public/res/svg/paarrot.svg';
+import { getVersion } from '@tauri-apps/api/app';
 
 export function WelcomePage() {
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState<string>('');
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    getVersion().then(setVersion).catch(() => setVersion(''));
+  }, []);
   return (
     <Page>
       <Box
@@ -18,14 +24,16 @@ export function WelcomePage() {
             title="Welcome to Paarrot"
             subTitle={
               <span>
-                Yet another matrix client.{' '}
-                <a
-                  href="https://git.ruv.wtf/litruv/cinny-desktop/releases"
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noreferrer noopener"
-                >
-                  v4.10.2
-                </a>
+                Squawk to yer mateys!{' '}
+                {version && (
+                  <a
+                    href="https://git.ruv.wtf/litruv/cinny-desktop/releases"
+                    target="_blank"
+                    rel="noreferrer noopener"
+                  >
+                    v{version}
+                  </a>
+                )}
               </span>
             }
           >