diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index 435c5666..9b54fc97 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ctbrec</groupId>
         <artifactId>master</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.2</version>
+        <version>25.05.05</version>
         <relativePath>../master</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
index db824b32..bb680d7a 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/ctbrec/ui/CamrecApplication.java
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ public class CamrecApplication extends Application {
         LOG.debug("Creating GUI");
         DesktopIntegration.setRecorder(recorder);
         DesktopIntegration.setPrimaryStage(primaryStage);
-        CamrecApplication.title = "CTB Recorder " + Version.getVersion();
+        CamrecApplication.title = "CTB Recorder " + Version.getVersion().toDisplayString();
         primaryStage.setTitle(title);
         InputStream icon = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/icon.png");
         primaryStage.getIcons().add(new Image(icon));
diff --git a/common/pom.xml b/common/pom.xml
index 94efdff9..c52b9bdf 100644
--- a/common/pom.xml
+++ b/common/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ctbrec</groupId>
         <artifactId>master</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.2</version>
+        <version>25.05.05</version>
         <relativePath>../master</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Version.java b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Version.java
index c9ef90af..f79c6735 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Version.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/ctbrec/Version.java
@@ -14,6 +14,11 @@ public class Version implements Comparable<Version> {
     int revision = 0;
     String designator = "";
 
+    public String toDisplayString() {
+        return String.format("%02d.%02d.%02d", major, minor, revision) +
+               (designator.isEmpty() ? "" : "-" + designator);
+    }
+    
     public static Version of(String s) {
         Objects.requireNonNull(s, "Version string cannot be null");
         Pattern p = Pattern.compile("(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)(?:-(.+))?");
diff --git a/master/pom.xml b/master/pom.xml
index 594f407e..942ec475 100644
--- a/master/pom.xml
+++ b/master/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
     <groupId>ctbrec</groupId>
     <artifactId>master</artifactId>
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
-    <version>5.3.2</version>
+    <version>25.05.05</version>
 
     <modules>
         <module>../common</module>
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@
                         <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
                     </configuration>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>2.15.0</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/server/pom.xml b/server/pom.xml
index 54d624cc..9192f55a 100644
--- a/server/pom.xml
+++ b/server/pom.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>ctbrec</groupId>
         <artifactId>master</artifactId>
-        <version>5.3.2</version>
+        <version>25.05.05</version>
         <relativePath>../master</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
diff --git a/update-version.sh b/update-version.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..37e063b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/update-version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Usage: ./update-version.sh 1.2.3
+NEW_VERSION=$1
+
+if [[ -z "$NEW_VERSION" ]]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <new-version>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+pushd master
+
+echo "Updating Maven project version to $NEW_VERSION..."
+
+# Step 1: Update the parent POM and all modules
+mvn versions:set -DnewVersion="$NEW_VERSION"
+
+# Step 2: Commit changes
+mvn versions:commit
+
+echo "Version updated to $NEW_VERSION in all modules."
+
+popd
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