diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 149e46f9..fc3420fb 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ You should get releases from here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/fceultra/fil
 
 That's because github forces us to use tags we don't have for releases.
 
-2.2.3 is the most recent release but most people are using the autobuilds.
+2.3.0 is the most recent release but most people are using the autobuilds.
diff --git a/src/version.h b/src/version.h
index 5cbfe854..3d65c382 100644
--- a/src/version.h
+++ b/src/version.h
@@ -60,8 +60,16 @@
 #define FCEU_COMPILER_DETAIL ""
 #endif
 
-#define FCEU_VERSION_NUMERIC 22020
-#define FCEU_VERSION_STRING "2.3.0" FCEU_SUBVERSION_STRING FCEU_FEATURE_STRING FCEU_COMPILER
+#define FCEU_VERSION_MAJOR  2
+#define FCEU_VERSION_MINOR  3
+#define FCEU_VERSION_PATCH  0
+
+#define FCEU_VERSION_NUMERIC  ( (FCEU_VERSION_MAJOR*10000) + (FCEU_VERSION_MINOR*100) + (FCEU_VERSION_PATCH) )
+#define FCEU_VERSION_MAJOR_DECODE(x)  ( (x / 10000) )
+#define FCEU_VERSION_MINOR_DECODE(x)  ( (x / 100) % 100 )
+#define FCEU_VERSION_PATCH_DECODE(x)    (x % 100)
+
+#define FCEU_VERSION_STRING "2.3.0"  FCEU_SUBVERSION_STRING FCEU_FEATURE_STRING FCEU_COMPILER
 #define FCEU_NAME_AND_VERSION FCEU_NAME " " FCEU_VERSION_STRING
 
 #endif