diff --git a/main.gms b/main.gms
index 56c8ab757..234fcc629 100755
--- a/main.gms
+++ b/main.gms
@@ -181,11 +181,7 @@
 
 *##################### R SECTION START (VERSION INFO) ##########################
 *
-* Regionscode: 62eff8f7
-*
-* Input data revision: 6.316
-*
-* Last modification (input data): Wed Sep 28 10:35:42 2022
+* will be updated automatically when starting a REMIND run
 *
 *###################### R SECTION END (VERSION INFO) ###########################
 
diff --git a/scripts/start/prepare.R b/scripts/start/prepare.R
index 4e4add82b..a39320837 100644
--- a/scripts/start/prepare.R
+++ b/scripts/start/prepare.R
@@ -153,10 +153,12 @@ prepare <- function() {
   manipulateConfig(tmpModelFile, cfg$gms)
 
   ######## declare functions for updating information ####
-  update_info <- function(regionscode, revision) {
+  update_info <- function(regionscode, revision, model_version) {
 
     subject <- "VERSION INFO"
     content <- c("",
+      paste("Modelversion:", model_version),
+      "",
       paste("Regionscode:", regionscode),
       "",
       paste("Input data revision:", revision),
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ prepare <- function() {
 
   ############ update information ########################
   # update_info, which regional resolution and input data revision in tmpModelFile
-  update_info(madrat::regionscode(cfg$regionmapping), cfg$inputRevision)
+  update_info(madrat::regionscode(cfg$regionmapping), cfg$inputRevision, cfg$model_version)
   # update_sets, which is updating the region-depending sets in core/sets.gms
   #-- load new mapping information
   map <- read.csv(cfg$regionmapping, sep=";")