diff --git a/GitVersion.yml b/GitVersion.yml
index 05c2cf9..a3baf60 100644
--- a/GitVersion.yml
+++ b/GitVersion.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ branches: {}
 ignore:
   sha: []
 merge-message-formats: {}
-next-version: "3.2"
\ No newline at end of file
+next-version: "3.2.0"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs b/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
index 080ef24..02c7b76 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/DataModel.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
 
         public DataModel(ITestService testService, ISettingsService settingsService, 
             ImageCreationStuff imageCreationService, PicSettings picSettings, 
-            IMapper mapper, ILogger<DataModel> logger)
+            IMapper mapper, ILogger<DataModel> logger, MaddoShared.IVersionProvider? versionProvider = null)
         {
             _service = testService;
             _logger = logger;
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
             _imageCreationService = imageCreationService;
             _picSettings = picSettings;
             _mapper = mapper;
+            // Populate AppVersion from version provider when available
+            AppVersion = versionProvider?.GetVersionString() ?? string.Empty;
 
             TestCommand = new RelayCommand(Test);
             AsyncTestCommand = new AsyncCommand(TestAsync);
@@ -1123,6 +1125,17 @@ namespace ImageCatalog_2
         {
             await _settingsService.LoadSettingsAsync(filePath, this);
         }
+
+        private string _appVersion = string.Empty;
+        public string AppVersion
+        {
+            get => _appVersion;
+            set
+            {
+                _appVersion = value;
+                NotifyPropertyChanged();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/imagecatalog/ImageCatalog 2.csproj b/imagecatalog/ImageCatalog 2.csproj
index 880dc53..079d003 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/ImageCatalog 2.csproj	
+++ b/imagecatalog/ImageCatalog 2.csproj	
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     <FileVersion>3.1.2.0</FileVersion>
     <InformationalVersion>3.1.2</InformationalVersion>
     <Version>3.1.2</Version>
-    <AssemblyName>ImageCatalog2025</AssemblyName>
+    <!-- Default assembly name for regular builds -->
+    <AssemblyName>ImageCatalog</AssemblyName>
     <LangVersion>default</LangVersion>
     <ApplicationIcon>Logo.ico</ApplicationIcon>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -40,10 +41,10 @@
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="AutoMapper" Version="16.0.0" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.2" />
-    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="9.0.7" />
-    <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="5.11.0" PrivateAssets="all" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Console" Version="10.0.3" />
+    <PackageReference Include="GitVersion.MsBuild" Version="6.5.1" PrivateAssets="all" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.DotNet.UpgradeAssistant.Extensions.Default.Analyzers" Version="0.4.421302">
       <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
     </PackageReference>
@@ -61,4 +62,62 @@
     </EmbeddedResource>
   </ItemGroup>
   <PropertyGroup />
+
+  <!-- After publish, rename the produced executable to ImageCatalog.<year>.<major>.<minor>.<build>.<revision>.<ext>
+       The destination extension is taken from the actual produced file (exe or dll).
+  -->
+  <Target Name="RenamePublishedExeWithYearAndVersion" AfterTargets="Publish" Condition="'$(PublishDir)' != ''">
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <_PublishYear>$([System.DateTime]::Now.ToString("yyyy"))</_PublishYear>
+      <!-- Prefer FileVersion (four-part) then AssemblyVersion -->
+      <_Ver>$(FileVersion)</_Ver>
+      <_Ver Condition="'$(_Ver)' == ''">$(AssemblyVersion)</_Ver>
+
+      <!-- Normalize to avoid plus signs and spaces -->
+      <_VerSanitized>$([System.String]::Copy('$(_Ver)'))</_VerSanitized>
+      <_VerSanitized>$([System.String]::Copy('$(_VerSanitized)').Replace('+', '.'))</_VerSanitized>
+      <_VerSanitized>$([System.String]::Copy('$(_VerSanitized)').Replace(' ', '_'))</_VerSanitized>
+
+      <_NewExeNameBase>ImageCatalog.$(_PublishYear).$(_VerSanitized)</_NewExeNameBase>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Message Text="Attempting to find published assembly to rename to $(_NewExeNameBase).* in $(PublishDir)" Importance="High" />
+
+    <!-- Candidate locations in order of likelihood -->
+    <PropertyGroup>
+      <_Candidate1>$(PublishDir)$(TargetFileName)</_Candidate1>
+      <_Candidate2>$(PublishDir)$(TargetName)$(TargetExt)</_Candidate2>
+      <_Candidate3>$(PublishDir)$(TargetName).exe</_Candidate3>
+      <_Candidate4>$(PublishDir)$(AssemblyName)$(TargetExt)</_Candidate4>
+      <_Candidate5>$(PublishDir)$(AssemblyName).exe</_Candidate5>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <!-- Pick the first existing candidate and compute destination using its extension -->
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(_Candidate1)') and '$(_CandidateFound)' == ''">
+      <_CandidateFound>$(_Candidate1)</_CandidateFound>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(_Candidate2)') and '$(_CandidateFound)' == ''">
+      <_CandidateFound>$(_Candidate2)</_CandidateFound>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(_Candidate3)') and '$(_CandidateFound)' == ''">
+      <_CandidateFound>$(_Candidate3)</_CandidateFound>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(_Candidate4)') and '$(_CandidateFound)' == ''">
+      <_CandidateFound>$(_Candidate4)</_CandidateFound>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="Exists('$(_Candidate5)') and '$(_CandidateFound)' == ''">
+      <_CandidateFound>$(_Candidate5)</_CandidateFound>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <!-- If a candidate was found, compute destination using its extension and perform copy/delete -->
+    <PropertyGroup Condition="'$(_CandidateFound)' != ''">
+      <_FoundExt>$([System.IO.Path]::GetExtension('$(_CandidateFound)'))</_FoundExt>
+      <_DestExe>$(PublishDir)$(_NewExeNameBase)$(_FoundExt)</_DestExe>
+    </PropertyGroup>
+
+    <Message Text="Found candidate: $(_CandidateFound). Renaming to $(_DestExe)" Importance="High" Condition="'$(_CandidateFound)' != ''" />
+
+    <Copy SourceFiles="$(_CandidateFound)" DestinationFiles="$(_DestExe)" SkipUnchangedFiles="false" Condition="'$(_CandidateFound)' != ''" />
+    <Delete Files="$(_CandidateFound)" Condition="'$(_CandidateFound)' != ''" />
+  </Target>
 </Project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/imagecatalog/MainForm.Designer.cs b/imagecatalog/MainForm.Designer.cs
index 0ee4e01..ed17967 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/MainForm.Designer.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/MainForm.Designer.cs
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog
             Label29 = new Label();
             Label30 = new Label();
             PictureBox3 = new PictureBox();
-            _Label27 = new Label();
+            versionLabel = new Label();
             _Button7 = new Button();
             _Button5 = new Button();
             Label20 = new Label();
@@ -1748,15 +1748,16 @@ namespace ImageCatalog
             PictureBox3.TabStop = false;
             PictureBox3.Visible = false;
             // 
-            // _Label27
+            // versionLabel
             // 
-            _Label27.Location = new Point(1182, 873);
-            _Label27.Margin = new Padding(6, 0, 6, 0);
-            _Label27.Name = "_Label27";
-            _Label27.Size = new Size(281, 47);
-            _Label27.TabIndex = 62;
-            _Label27.Text = "Versione 2.2 2021";
-            _Label27.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
+            versionLabel.Location = new Point(1182, 873);
+            versionLabel.Margin = new Padding(6, 0, 6, 0);
+            versionLabel.Name = "versionLabel";
+            versionLabel.Size = new Size(281, 47);
+            versionLabel.TabIndex = 62;
+            versionLabel.Text = "Versione 2.2 2021";
+            versionLabel.TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight;
+            versionLabel.DataBindings.Add(new Binding("Text", bindingSource1, "AppVersion", true));
             // 
             // _Button7
             // 
@@ -1872,7 +1873,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog
             Controls.Add(CheckBox22);
             Controls.Add(Label43);
             Controls.Add(TabControl1);
-            Controls.Add(_Label27);
+            Controls.Add(versionLabel);
             Controls.Add(_Button7);
             Controls.Add(_Button5);
             Controls.Add(Label20);
@@ -1997,6 +1998,7 @@ namespace ImageCatalog
         internal Label Label41;
         internal TextBox TextBox31;
         internal TextBox TextBox30;
+        internal Label versionLabel;
         internal GroupBox GroupBox9;
         internal CheckBox CheckBox17;
         internal CheckBox CheckBox16;
diff --git a/imagecatalog/MainForm.cs b/imagecatalog/MainForm.cs
index 35f6658..d63af72 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/MainForm.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/MainForm.cs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public partial class MainForm
     private readonly PicSettings _picSettings;
 
     public MainForm(DataModel model, ImageCreationStuff imageCreationStuff, PicSettings picSettings,
-        ParametriSetup parametriSetup, ILogger<MainForm> logger, IVersionProvider versionProvider)
+        ParametriSetup parametriSetup, ILogger<MainForm> logger)
     {
         Model = model;
         _parametriSetup = parametriSetup;
@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ public partial class MainForm
         btnOpenSourceFolder.Click += BtnOpenSourceFolder_Click;
         btnOpenDestFolder.Click += BtnOpenDestFolder_Click;
 
-        var versionString = versionProvider?.GetVersionString() ?? "0.0.0";
-        _Label27.Text = $"Version: {versionString}";
+        // Version label is data-bound to DataModel.AppVersion; DataModel is populated with the version via DI
     }
 
     protected void BindControls()
diff --git a/imagecatalog/Program.cs b/imagecatalog/Program.cs
index 6bf6acd..451afbd 100644
--- a/imagecatalog/Program.cs
+++ b/imagecatalog/Program.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,19 @@ static class Program
         services.AddTransient<ITestService, TestService>();
         services.AddTransient<ISettingsService, SettingsService>();
 
-        services.AddTransient<DataModel>();
+        services.AddTransient<DataModel>(sp =>
+        {
+            // Resolve optional version provider and pass to DataModel
+            var testService = sp.GetRequiredService<ITestService>();
+            var settingsService = sp.GetRequiredService<ISettingsService>();
+            var imageCreation = sp.GetRequiredService<ImageCreationStuff>();
+            var picSettings = sp.GetRequiredService<PicSettings>();
+            var mapper = sp.GetRequiredService<IMapper>();
+            var logger = sp.GetRequiredService<ILogger<DataModel>>();
+            var versionProvider = sp.GetService<MaddoShared.IVersionProvider>();
+
+            return new DataModel(testService, settingsService, imageCreation, picSettings, mapper, logger, versionProvider);
+        });
 
         services.AddTransient<ImageCreationStuff>();
         services.AddTransient<ImageCreatorSharp>();