diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 71d5cf3c..60cbf719 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       
     - name: update build number
       run: |
-        [IO.File]::WriteAllLines($pwd.path + "\buildnumber", $env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)
+        [IO.File]::WriteAllLines($pwd.path + "\resources\buildnumber", $env:GITHUB_RUN_NUMBER)
 
     - name: Build binaries
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 5580f694..ca8a238e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Finalize version
       run: |
-        New-Item -ItemType file final
+        New-Item -ItemType file resources\final
 
     - name: mypy game
       run: |
diff --git a/game/version.py b/game/version.py
index bdcbdded..f3b1d1f4 100644
--- a/game/version.py
+++ b/game/version.py
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 def _build_version_string() -> str:
     components = ["2.2.0"]
-    if Path("buildnumber").exists():
-        with open("buildnumber", "r") as file:
-            components.append(file.readline())
+    build_number_path = Path("resources/buildnumber")
+    if build_number_path.exists():
+        with build_number_path.open("r") as build_number_file:
+            components.append(build_number_file.readline())
 
-    if not Path("final").exists():
+    if not Path("resources/final").exists():
         components.append("preview")
 
     return "-".join(components)
diff --git a/pyinstaller.spec b/pyinstaller.spec
index e545d073..839c641f 100644
--- a/pyinstaller.spec
+++ b/pyinstaller.spec
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ analysis = Analysis(
         ('resources', 'resources'),
         ('resources/caucasus.p', 'dcs/terrain/'),
         ('resources/nevada.p', 'dcs/terrain/'),
-        ('buildnumber', './')
     ],
     hookspath=[],
     runtime_hooks=[],