diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml
index 8db6313b..e0f8334c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,50 @@ jobs:
        git -c submodule."external/commonItems".update=none `
            submodule update --init --recursive external\Fronter
 
+    - name: "Generate semantic version number"
+      uses: paulhatch/semantic-version@v5.0.2
+      id: version_number
+      with:
+        # The prefix to use to identify tags
+        tag_prefix: "v"
+        # A string which, if present in a git commit, indicates that a change represents a
+        # major (breaking) change, supports regular expressions wrapped with '/'
+        major_pattern: "(MAJOR)"
+        # A string which indicates the flags used by the `major_pattern` regular expression. Supported flags: idgs
+        major_regexp_flags: ""
+        # Same as above except indicating a minor change, supports regular expressions wrapped with '/'
+        minor_pattern: "(MINOR)"
+        # A string which indicates the flags used by the `minor_pattern` regular expression. Supported flags: idgs
+        minor_regexp_flags: ""
+        # A string to determine the format of the version output
+        version_format: "v${major}.${minor}.${patch}"
+        # If this is set to true, *every* commit will be treated as a new version.
+        bump_each_commit: true
+        # If true, the body of commits will also be searched for major/minor patterns to determine the version type.
+        search_commit_body: false
+        # The output method used to generate list of users, 'csv' or 'json'.
+        user_format_type: "csv"
+
+    - name: "Echo version number"
+      run: |
+       echo ${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}
+       echo ${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}
+       echo ${{ steps.version_number.outputs.patch }}
+
+    - name: "Create version file"
+      run: |
+       echo '# Version info' > data/version.txt
+       echo '' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'version = "${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.patch }}"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'name = "Null"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'source = "Vic3"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'minSource = "1.0"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'maxSource = "1.2"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'target = "HoI4"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'minTarget = "1.12"' >> data/version.txt
+       echo 'maxTarget = "1.12"' >> data/version.txt
+       cat data/version.txt
+
     - name: "Build solution"
       run: |
        cd "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\MSBuild\Current\Bin\"
@@ -44,23 +88,23 @@ jobs:
     - name: "Prepare release"
       run: |
        cd "C:\Program Files\7-Zip\"
-       .\7z.exe a $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Vic3ToHoI4-0.0Null-win-x64.zip $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\build\Release\*
+       .\7z.exe a $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Vic3ToHoI4-${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}-win-x64.zip $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\build\Release\*
        .\7z.exe a $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Vic3ToHoI4-latest-win-x64.zip $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\build\Release\*
 
     - name: "Prepare installer"
       run: |
         c:\"Program Files (x86)\Inno Setup 6\iscc" Vic3ToHoI4-Installer.iss
-        cp $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Output\Vic3ToHoI4-latest-win-x64.exe $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Output\Vic3ToHoI4-0.0Null-win-x64.exe
+        cp $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Output\Vic3ToHoI4-latest-win-x64.exe $Env:GITHUB_WORKSPACE\Output\Vic3ToHoI4-${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}-win-x64.exe
 
     - name: "Upload binaries to named release"
       if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' }}
       uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
       with:
-        tag: 0.0Null
+        tag: ${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}.0
         allowUpdates: true
         omitBodyDuringUpdate: true
         omitNameDuringUpdate: true
-        artifacts: Vic3ToHoI4-0.0Null-win-x64.zip, Output\Vic3ToHoI4-0.0Null-win-x64.exe
+        artifacts: Vic3ToHoI4-${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}-win-x64.zip, Output\Vic3ToHoI4-${{ steps.version_number.outputs.major }}.${{ steps.version_number.outputs.minor }}-win-x64.exe
         token: ${{ secrets.API_TOKEN_GITHUB }}
 
     - name: "Upload binaries to latest release"
diff --git a/data/version.txt b/data/version.txt
index 870abec7..fb1b2487 100644
--- a/data/version.txt
+++ b/data/version.txt
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Version info
 
-version = "0.0"
+version = "0.0.0"
 name = "Null"
 source = "Vic3"
 minSource = "1.0"
-maxSource = "1.0"
+maxSource = "1.2"
 target = "HoI4"
-minTarget = "1.11.4"
+minTarget = "1.12"
 maxTarget = "1.12"
diff --git a/docs/release_checklist.txt b/docs/release_checklist.txt
index ea525c9e..dc707f7f 100644
--- a/docs/release_checklist.txt
+++ b/docs/release_checklist.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 * Add new banner to data/resources/images
-* Create new tag on github
 * Update data/version.txt with new version and name
-* Update .github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml with new filename, tag, and artifact
+* Update .github/workflows/windows_build_test_and_push.yml with new name, filename, tag, and artifact
+* Create commit with MINOR or MAJOR in the commit message as appropriate, and tagged with new version
 * Push and merge on github
 * Wait for build, confirm updates
 * New post on forum thread