diff --git a/src/config.cc b/src/config.cc
index 30cadac..cb434b7 100644
--- a/src/config.cc
+++ b/src/config.cc
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ MainConfig::MainConfig() {
   
   Singleton::Config::window()->theme_name=cfg.get<std::string>("gtk_theme.name");
   Singleton::Config::window()->theme_variant=cfg.get<std::string>("gtk_theme.variant");
-  
+  Singleton::Config::window()->version = cfg.get<std::string>("version");
   Singleton::Config::terminal()->make_command=cfg.get<std::string>("project.make_command");
   Singleton::Config::terminal()->cmake_command=cfg.get<std::string>("project.cmake_command");
 }
diff --git a/src/files.h b/src/files.h
index 5153dba..50476c7 100644
--- a/src/files.h
+++ b/src/files.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <string>
 const std::string configjson =
 "{\n"
+"    \"version\": \"0.9.1\",\n"
 "    \"gtk_theme\": {\n"
 "        \"name\": \"Adwaita\", //Use \"\" for default theme, At least these two exist on all systems: Adwaita, Raleigh\n"
 "        \"variant\": \"\" //Use \"\" for default variant, and \"dark\" for dark theme variant\n"
diff --git a/src/menu.cc b/src/menu.cc
index 4998bee..1cb122c 100644
--- a/src/menu.cc
+++ b/src/menu.cc
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@ Menu::Menu() : box(Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL) {
   action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("SourceMenu", "_Source"));
   action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("PluginMenu", "_Plugins"));
   action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("HelpMenu", "Help"));
-  action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("HelpAbout", "About"), [this]() {
-  });
   INFO("Menu created");
 }
 
diff --git a/src/window.cc b/src/window.cc
index c00581b..3fd573e 100644
--- a/src/window.cc
+++ b/src/window.cc
@@ -107,6 +107,21 @@ Window::Window() : box(Gtk::ORIENTATION_VERTICAL), notebook(directories), compil
     entry_box.hide();
   });
   
+  about.signal_response().connect([this](int d){
+    about.hide();
+  });
+  
+  about.set_version(Singleton::Config::window()->version);
+  about.set_authors({"Ted Johan Kristoffersen",
+                     "Jørgen Lien Sellæg",
+                     "Geir Morten Larsen",
+                     "with special thanks to",
+                     "Ole Christian Eidheim"});
+  about.set_name("About juCi++");
+  about.set_program_name("juCi++");
+  about.set_comments("This is an open source IDE with high-end features to make your programming experience juicy");
+  about.set_license_type(Gtk::License::LICENSE_MIT_X11);
+  about.set_transient_for(*this);
   INFO("Window created");
 } // Window constructor
 
@@ -298,11 +313,14 @@ void Window::create_menu() {
   menu.action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("ProjectForceKillLastRunning", "Force Kill Last Process"), Gtk::AccelKey(menu.key_map["force_kill_last_running"]), [this]() {
     Singleton::terminal()->kill_last_async_execute(true);
   });
-
   menu.action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("WindowCloseTab", "Close Tab"), Gtk::AccelKey(menu.key_map["close_tab"]), [this]() {
     notebook.close_current_page();
   });
-  add_accel_group(menu.ui_manager->get_accel_group());
+  menu.action_group->add(Gtk::Action::create("HelpAbout", "About"), [this] () {
+    about.show();
+    about.present();
+  });
+  add_accel_group(menu.ui_manager->get_accel_group()); 
   menu.build();
   INFO("Menu build")
 }
diff --git a/src/window.h b/src/window.h
index b18ae0f..693b526 100644
--- a/src/window.h
+++ b/src/window.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
   public:
     std::string theme_name;
     std::string theme_variant;
+    std::string version;
     boost::property_tree::ptree keybindings;
   };
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ private:
   Gtk::VBox terminal_vbox;
   Gtk::ScrolledWindow terminal_scrolled_window;
   Gtk::HBox status_hbox;
+  Gtk::AboutDialog about;
   EntryBox entry_box;
   Menu menu;
   std::atomic<bool> compiling;