From 0bf51efda56a794dd43df651cf8c7f0893bdbd9d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: root <root@jabali.lan>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 04:01:43 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Sync installer version with VERSION

---
 README.md             | 4 +++-
 VERSION               | 2 +-
 install.sh            | 8 ++++++--
 install_from_gitea.sh | 8 ++++++--
 4 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e9fbfff..5ee17fe 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 A modern web hosting control panel for WordPress and general PHP hosting. Built with Laravel 12, Filament v5, Livewire 4, and Tailwind CSS v4.
 
-Version: 0.9-rc25 (release candidate)
+Version: 0.9-rc27 (release candidate)
 
 This is a release candidate. Expect rapid iteration and breaking changes until 1.0.
 
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ php artisan test --compact
 
 ## Initial Release
 
+- 0.9-rc27: Installers now read VERSION when available.
+- 0.9-rc26: Updated installer version banner.
 - 0.9-rc25: Added Gitea installer script.
 - 0.9-rc24: WAF installer improvements and ModSecurity setup fixes.
 - 0.9-rc: initial release candidate with core hosting, mail, DNS, SSL, backups, and migrations.
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 8bf2576..a267587 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-VERSION=0.9-rc25
+VERSION=0.9-rc27
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 649068d..453efa7 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 #
 set -e
 
-# Version - will be read from VERSION file after clone, this is fallback
-JABALI_VERSION="0.9-rc21"
+# Version - prefer local VERSION file if present, fallback for curl installs
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+if [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/VERSION" ]]; then
+    JABALI_VERSION="$(sed -n 's/^VERSION=//p' "$SCRIPT_DIR/VERSION")"
+fi
+JABALI_VERSION="${JABALI_VERSION:-0.9-rc26}"
 
 # Colors
 RED='\033[0;31m'
diff --git a/install_from_gitea.sh b/install_from_gitea.sh
index 8e86f03..96178a9 100755
--- a/install_from_gitea.sh
+++ b/install_from_gitea.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,12 @@
 #
 set -e
 
-# Version - will be read from VERSION file after clone, this is fallback
-JABALI_VERSION="0.9-rc21"
+# Version - prefer local VERSION file if present, fallback for curl installs
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+if [[ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/VERSION" ]]; then
+    JABALI_VERSION="$(sed -n 's/^VERSION=//p' "$SCRIPT_DIR/VERSION")"
+fi
+JABALI_VERSION="${JABALI_VERSION:-0.9-rc26}"
 
 # Colors
 RED='\033[0;31m'