diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 7bddd0e..492e0a4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -86,7 +86,15 @@ deploy:staging:
 
       MAIN=$(grep '\$mainversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
       SUB=$(grep '\$subversion'  "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
-      PATCH=$(grep '\$patchversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
+
+      PATCH_FILE="${CONFIG_ENV_DIR}/versionsnummer.txt"
+      if [ ! -f "${PATCH_FILE}" ]; then
+        echo "0" > "${PATCH_FILE}"
+      fi
+      PATCH=$(tr -cd '0-9' < "${PATCH_FILE}")
+      if [ -z "$PATCH" ]; then
+        PATCH=$(grep '\$patchversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
+      fi
 
       [ -z "$MAIN" ] && MAIN=1
       [ -z "$SUB" ] && SUB=0
@@ -132,12 +140,21 @@ deploy:staging:
 
       echo "🆙 Neue ${CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME} Version (${BUMP_NOTE}): ${MAIN}.${SUB}.${PATCH}"
 
+      echo "${PATCH}" > "${PATCH_FILE}"
+
       # Neue versions.php bauen
       {
         echo '<?php'
         echo "\$mainversion = ${MAIN};"
         echo "\$subversion = ${SUB};"
         echo "\$patchversion = ${PATCH};"
+        echo "\$patchFile = __DIR__ . '/versionsnummer.txt';"
+        echo "if (is_file(\$patchFile)) {"
+        echo "    \$rawPatch = trim((string)file_get_contents(\$patchFile));"
+        echo "    if (\$rawPatch !== '' && ctype_digit(\$rawPatch)) {"
+        echo "        \$patchversion = (int)\$rawPatch;"
+        echo "    }"
+        echo "}"
       } > "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}"
 
       # Textdatei für die Webseite
@@ -276,7 +293,15 @@ deploy:production:
 
       MAIN=$(grep '\$mainversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
       SUB=$(grep '\$subversion'  "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
-      PATCH=$(grep '\$patchversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
+
+      PATCH_FILE="${CONFIG_ENV_DIR}/versionsnummer.txt"
+      if [ ! -f "${PATCH_FILE}" ]; then
+        echo "0" > "${PATCH_FILE}"
+      fi
+      PATCH=$(tr -cd '0-9' < "${PATCH_FILE}")
+      if [ -z "$PATCH" ]; then
+        PATCH=$(grep '\$patchversion' "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}" 2>/dev/null | tr -cd '0-9')
+      fi
 
       [ -z "$MAIN" ] && MAIN=1
       [ -z "$SUB" ] && SUB=0
@@ -322,12 +347,21 @@ deploy:production:
 
       echo "🆙 Neue ${CI_ENVIRONMENT_NAME} Version (${BUMP_NOTE}): ${MAIN}.${SUB}.${PATCH}"
 
+      echo "${PATCH}" > "${PATCH_FILE}"
+
       # Neue versions.php bauen
       {
         echo '<?php'
         echo "\$mainversion = ${MAIN};"
         echo "\$subversion = ${SUB};"
         echo "\$patchversion = ${PATCH};"
+        echo "\$patchFile = __DIR__ . '/versionsnummer.txt';"
+        echo "if (is_file(\$patchFile)) {"
+        echo "    \$rawPatch = trim((string)file_get_contents(\$patchFile));"
+        echo "    if (\$rawPatch !== '' && ctype_digit(\$rawPatch)) {"
+        echo "        \$patchversion = (int)\$rawPatch;"
+        echo "    }"
+        echo "}"
       } > "${VERSION_WORK_FILE}"
 
       # Textdatei für die Webseite
diff --git a/config/prod/versions.php b/config/prod/versions.php
index 56e410d..279742f 100644
--- a/config/prod/versions.php
+++ b/config/prod/versions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 $mainversion = 1;
 $subversion  = 0;
-$patchversion = 1;
\ No newline at end of file
+$patchversion = 1;
+
+$patchFile = __DIR__ . '/versionsnummer.txt';
+if (is_file($patchFile)) {
+    $rawPatch = trim((string)file_get_contents($patchFile));
+    if ($rawPatch !== '' && ctype_digit($rawPatch)) {
+        $patchversion = (int)$rawPatch;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/prod/versionsnummer.txt b/config/prod/versionsnummer.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d00491f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/prod/versionsnummer.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1
diff --git a/config/staging/versions.php b/config/staging/versions.php
index 51fa290..279742f 100644
--- a/config/staging/versions.php
+++ b/config/staging/versions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
 <?php
 $mainversion = 1;
 $subversion  = 0;
-$patchversion = 0;
\ No newline at end of file
+$patchversion = 1;
+
+$patchFile = __DIR__ . '/versionsnummer.txt';
+if (is_file($patchFile)) {
+    $rawPatch = trim((string)file_get_contents($patchFile));
+    if ($rawPatch !== '' && ctype_digit($rawPatch)) {
+        $patchversion = (int)$rawPatch;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/staging/versionsnummer.txt b/config/staging/versionsnummer.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0cfbf08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/staging/versionsnummer.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+2