diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d35074ca..2632536b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -610,6 +610,8 @@ jobs:
           rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/.github
           rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/distro
 
+          echo "%{version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
           %posttrans
           if [ -d "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" ]; then
               rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/changelog b/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/changelog
index 14f4ba31..a08316da 100644
--- a/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/changelog
+++ b/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/changelog
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-dms-git (0.6.2+git5) nightly; urgency=medium
+dms-git (0.6.2+git2264.c5c5ce84) nightly; urgency=medium
 
+  * Add VERSION file creation to all distro packages
+  * Fix Fedora COPR to pass VERSION/COMMIT to make dist
+  * Fix obs-upload.sh auto-increment to preserve git hash and add ppa suffix
   * Fix debian/rules to use source at root level (native format)
   * Remove incorrect dms-git-source subdirectory references
-  * Fix Build-Depends parsing path issue in obs-upload.sh auto-increment
-  * Fix Build-Depends parsing in obs-upload.sh for proper dependency extraction
   * Build dms binary from source for true git version strings
   * Match Fedora COPR git build behavior
-  * Now shows proper git version (e.g., v0.6.2-11-g12e91534)
   * Add golang-go and make as build dependencies
 
- -- Avenge Media <AvengeMedia.US@gmail.com>  Wed, 27 Nov 2025 04:15:00 -0500
+ -- Avenge Media <AvengeMedia.US@gmail.com>  Tue, 03 Dec 2025 01:50:00 +0000
diff --git a/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/rules b/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/rules
index c6ec3afa..de00f6f7 100755
--- a/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/rules
+++ b/distro/debian/dms-git/debian/rules
@@ -27,12 +27,11 @@ override_dh_auto_build:
 	# Patch go.mod to use Go 1.24 base version (Debian 13 has 1.23.x, may vary)
 	sed -i 's/^go 1\.24\.[0-9]*/go 1.24/' core/go.mod
 
-	# Extract version info for embedding
-	VERSION="$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)"
-	COMMIT=$$(echo "$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)" | grep -oP '(?<=git)[0-9]+\.[a-f0-9]+' | cut -d. -f2 | head -c8 || echo "unknown")
-
 	# Build dms-cli from source using vendored dependencies
+	# Extract version info and build in single shell to preserve variables
 	# Architecture mapping: Debian amd64/arm64 -> Makefile amd64/arm64
+	VERSION="$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)"; \
+	COMMIT=$$(echo "$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)" | grep -oP '(?<=git)[0-9]+\.[a-f0-9]+' | cut -d. -f2 | head -c8 || echo "unknown"); \
 	if [ "$(DEB_HOST_ARCH)" = "amd64" ]; then \
 		MAKE_ARCH=amd64; \
 		BINARY_NAME=dms-linux-amd64; \
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	rm -rf debian/dms-git/usr/share/quickshell/dms/core \
 		debian/dms-git/usr/share/quickshell/dms/distro
 
+	echo "$(UPSTREAM_VERSION)" > debian/dms-git/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	# Clean up build artifacts
 	rm -f dms
diff --git a/distro/fedora/dms.spec b/distro/fedora/dms.spec
index 06ac8618..977d08c0 100644
--- a/distro/fedora/dms.spec
+++ b/distro/fedora/dms.spec
@@ -98,8 +98,11 @@ chmod +x %{_builddir}/dgop
 
 %build
 # Build DMS CLI from source (core/subdirectory)
+VERSION="%{version}"
+COMMIT=$(echo "%{version}" | grep -oP '[a-f0-9]{7,}' | head -n1 || echo "unknown")
+
 cd core
-make dist
+make dist VERSION="$VERSION" COMMIT="$COMMIT"
 
 %install
 # Install dms-cli binary (built from source)
@@ -132,11 +135,10 @@ install -Dm755 %{_builddir}/dgop %{buildroot}%{_bindir}/dgop
 # Install systemd user service
 install -Dm644 assets/systemd/dms.service %{buildroot}%{_userunitdir}/dms.service
 
-# Install desktop file and icon
 install -Dm644 assets/dms-open.desktop %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/dms-open.desktop
 install -Dm644 assets/danklogo.svg %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
-# Install shell files to shared data location (from quickshell/ subdirectory)
+# Install shell files to shared data location
 install -dm755 %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms
 cp -r quickshell/* %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/
 
@@ -146,13 +148,9 @@ rm -f %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/.gitignore
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/.github
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/distro
 
+echo "%{version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
 %posttrans
-# Clean up old installation path from previous versions 
-if [ -d "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" ]; then
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" 2>/dev/null || true
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell" 2>/dev/null || true
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg" 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
 
 # Restart DMS for active users after upgrade
 if [ "$1" -ge 2 ]; then
diff --git a/distro/opensuse/dms-git.spec b/distro/opensuse/dms-git.spec
index a3aebf7b..ddf43a08 100644
--- a/distro/opensuse/dms-git.spec
+++ b/distro/opensuse/dms-git.spec
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/.github
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/distro
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/core
 
+echo "%{version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
 %posttrans
 if [ -d "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" ]; then
     rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" 2>/dev/null || true
diff --git a/distro/opensuse/dms.spec b/distro/opensuse/dms.spec
index 84415706..fed79972 100644
--- a/distro/opensuse/dms.spec
+++ b/distro/opensuse/dms.spec
@@ -77,12 +77,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/.github
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/distro
 rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/core
 
+echo "%{version}" > %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
 %posttrans
-if [ -d "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" ]; then
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell/dms" 2>/dev/null || true
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg/quickshell" 2>/dev/null || true
-    rmdir "%{_sysconfdir}/xdg" 2>/dev/null || true
-fi
 
 if [ "$1" -ge 2 ]; then
   pkill -USR1 -x dms >/dev/null 2>&1 || true
diff --git a/distro/scripts/obs-upload.sh b/distro/scripts/obs-upload.sh
index c03ce068..8c59a607 100755
--- a/distro/scripts/obs-upload.sh
+++ b/distro/scripts/obs-upload.sh
@@ -619,15 +619,15 @@ fi
 
 # Only auto-increment on manual runs (REBUILD_RELEASE set or not in CI), not automated workflows
 OLD_DSC_FILE=""
-if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/$PACKAGE.dsc" ]]; then
-    OLD_DSC_FILE="$WORK_DIR/$PACKAGE.dsc"
-elif [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/.osc/sources/$PACKAGE.dsc" ]]; then
+if [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/.osc/sources/$PACKAGE.dsc" ]]; then
     OLD_DSC_FILE="$WORK_DIR/.osc/sources/$PACKAGE.dsc"
+elif [[ -f "$WORK_DIR/.osc/$PACKAGE.dsc" ]]; then
+    OLD_DSC_FILE="$WORK_DIR/.osc/$PACKAGE.dsc"
 fi
 
 if [[ "$UPLOAD_DEBIAN" == true ]] && [[ "$SOURCE_FORMAT" == *"native"* ]] && [[ -n "$OLD_DSC_FILE" ]]; then
     OLD_DSC_VERSION=$(grep "^Version:" "$OLD_DSC_FILE" 2>/dev/null | awk '{print $2}' | head -1)
-    
+
     IS_MANUAL=false
     if [[ -n "${REBUILD_RELEASE:-}" ]]; then
         IS_MANUAL=true
@@ -639,20 +639,17 @@ if [[ "$UPLOAD_DEBIAN" == true ]] && [[ "$SOURCE_FORMAT" == *"native"* ]] && [[
         IS_MANUAL=true
         echo "==> Local/manual run detected (not in CI)"
     fi
-    
-    if [[ -n "$OLD_DSC_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$OLD_DSC_VERSION" == "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$IS_MANUAL" == true ]]; then
-        echo "==> Detected rebuild of same version $CHANGELOG_VERSION, incrementing version"
+
+    CHANGELOG_BASE=$(echo "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" | sed 's/ppa[0-9]*$//')
+    OLD_DSC_BASE=$(echo "$OLD_DSC_VERSION" | sed 's/ppa[0-9]*$//')
+
+    if [[ -n "$OLD_DSC_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$OLD_DSC_BASE" == "$CHANGELOG_BASE" ]] && [[ "$IS_MANUAL" == true ]]; then
+        echo "==> Detected rebuild of same base version $CHANGELOG_BASE, incrementing version"
         
         if [[ "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" =~ ^([0-9.]+)\+git$ ]]; then
             BASE_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}+git1"
-            echo "  Incrementing git number: $CHANGELOG_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
-        elif [[ "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" =~ ^([0-9.]+)\+git([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
-            BASE_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
-            GIT_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
-            NEW_GIT_NUM=$((GIT_NUM + 1))
-            NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}+git${NEW_GIT_NUM}"
-            echo "  Incrementing git number: $CHANGELOG_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
+            NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}+gitppa1"
+            echo "  Adding PPA number: $CHANGELOG_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
         elif [[ "$CHANGELOG_VERSION" =~ ^([0-9.]+)ppa([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
             BASE_VERSION="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
             PPA_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
@@ -664,7 +661,14 @@ if [[ "$UPLOAD_DEBIAN" == true ]] && [[ "$SOURCE_FORMAT" == *"native"* ]] && [[
             GIT_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[2]}"
             GIT_HASH="${BASH_REMATCH[3]}"
             PPA_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[5]}"
-            if [[ -n "$PPA_NUM" ]]; then
+
+            # Check if old DSC has ppa suffix even if changelog doesn't
+            if [[ -z "$PPA_NUM" ]] && [[ "$OLD_DSC_VERSION" =~ ppa([0-9]+)$ ]]; then
+                OLD_PPA_NUM="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+                NEW_PPA_NUM=$((OLD_PPA_NUM + 1))
+                NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}+git${GIT_NUM}${GIT_HASH}ppa${NEW_PPA_NUM}"
+                echo "  Incrementing PPA number from old DSC: $OLD_DSC_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
+            elif [[ -n "$PPA_NUM" ]]; then
                 NEW_PPA_NUM=$((PPA_NUM + 1))
                 NEW_VERSION="${BASE_VERSION}+git${GIT_NUM}${GIT_HASH}ppa${NEW_PPA_NUM}"
                 echo "  Incrementing PPA number: $CHANGELOG_VERSION -> $NEW_VERSION"
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/changelog b/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/changelog
index df137f75..98aedf91 100644
--- a/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/changelog
+++ b/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/changelog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
-dms-git (0.6.2+git2169.f7f1bbbdppa10) questing; urgency=medium
+dms-git (0.6.2+git2264.c5c5ce84) questing; urgency=medium
 
-  * Git snapshot (commit 2169: f7f1bbbd)
+  * Add VERSION file creation to all distro packages
+  * Fix Fedora COPR to pass VERSION/COMMIT to make dist
+  * Fix obs-upload.sh auto-increment to preserve git hash and add ppa suffix
+  * Git snapshot (commit 2264: c5c5ce84)
 
- -- Avenge Media <AvengeMedia.US@gmail.com>  Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:43:12 -0500
+ -- Avenge Media <AvengeMedia.US@gmail.com>  Tue, 03 Dec 2025 01:50:00 +0000
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/rules b/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/rules
index 6dd7619b..2171d5c4 100755
--- a/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/rules
+++ b/distro/ubuntu/dms-git/debian/rules
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	install -Dm644 dms-git-repo/assets/danklogo.svg \
 		debian/dms-git/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
+	# Create DMS Version file
+	@if [ -f dms-git-repo/.dms-version ]; then \
+		. dms-git-repo/.dms-version; \
+		echo "$$VERSION" > debian/dms-git/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION; \
+	else \
+		echo "dev" > debian/dms-git/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION; \
+	fi
+
 override_dh_auto_clean:
 	# Don't delete dms-git-repo directory - it's part of the source package (native format)
 	# Clean up build artifacts
diff --git a/distro/ubuntu/dms/debian/rules b/distro/ubuntu/dms/debian/rules
index 8330302e..b3ddc510 100755
--- a/distro/ubuntu/dms/debian/rules
+++ b/distro/ubuntu/dms/debian/rules
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ override_dh_auto_install:
 	install -Dm644 DankMaterialShell-$(BASE_VERSION)/assets/danklogo.svg \
 		debian/dms/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/danklogo.svg
 
+	# Create VERSION file for Quickshell (stable release format)
+	echo "$(BASE_VERSION)" > debian/dms/usr/share/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
 	# Generate and install shell completions (if applicable)
 	# Uncomment if dms supports completion generation
 	# ./dms completion bash > dms.bash
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c6559e8b..864ed295 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@
                         mkdir -p $out/etc/xdg/quickshell
                         cp -r ./ $out/etc/xdg/quickshell/dms
 
+                        # Create DMS Version file
+                        echo "${version}" > $out/etc/xdg/quickshell/dms/VERSION
+
                         # Install desktop file
                         mkdir -p $out/share/applications
                         cp ${./assets/dms-open.desktop} $out/share/applications/dms-open.desktop