diff --git a/byobu-config b/byobu-config
index 3bccb4ba..7595c8f5 100755
--- a/byobu-config
+++ b/byobu-config
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ def help(screen, size, config):
     f.close()
 
     text=text.replace("<esckey>", getesckey(), 1)
+    text=text.replace("_VER_", commands.getoutput("byobu -v | head -n1 | sed 's/.* //'"), 1)
 
     t = Textbox(70, 14, text, scroll=0)
     bb = ButtonBar(screen, ((_("Menu"), "menu", ESC),), compact = 1)
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 66b0af10..0d6c8023 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ byobu (2.46) unreleased; urgency=low
   * byobu-janitor: seed the default color choices more effciently, also
     fixes some strange crashes on first run; default the colors to white
     on black
+  * byobu-config, doc/help.txt: insert version number in byobu help menu,
+    LP: #502119
 
  -- Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:53:14 -0600
 
diff --git a/doc/help.txt b/doc/help.txt
index 2a07f15e..6788e2e2 100644
--- a/doc/help.txt
+++ b/doc/help.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-Byobu is an enhancement to GNU Screen, a command line tool
-providing live system status, dynamic window management,
+Byobu _VER_ is an enhancement to GNU Screen, a command line
+tool providing live system status, dynamic window management,
 and some convenient keybindings:
 
 F2    Create a new window    |  F6    Detach from the session