diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
index fef8da08f..319b7e147 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/Constants.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+import subprocess
 import platform
 
 from qtpy import QtGui
@@ -88,10 +89,27 @@ def __packaged_version():
         return default_version
     return "1.3.0"
 
+def __get_version_from_cmd(command):
+    try:
+        result = subprocess.run(command, shell=True, capture_output=True, text=True, check=True)
+        return result.stdout.strip()
+    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
+        print(f"Command failed with return code {e.returncode}: {e}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        print(f"Failed to get version from command: {e}")
+    return None
 
 __config = __loadConfigFromFile()
 
-VERSION = __config.get('version', __packaged_version())
+# Decide which CueGUI version to show
+if __config.get('cuegui.use.custom.version', False):
+    beta_version = os.getenv('OPENCUE_BETA', '0')
+    if beta_version == '1':
+        VERSION = __get_version_from_cmd(__config.get('cuegui.custom.cmd.version.beta'))
+    else:
+        VERSION = __get_version_from_cmd(__config.get('cuegui.custom.cmd.version.stable'))
+else:
+    VERSION = __config.get('version', __packaged_version())
 
 STARTUP_NOTICE_DATE = __config.get('startup_notice.date')
 STARTUP_NOTICE_MSG = __config.get('startup_notice.msg')
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py b/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
index 6b81cb307..d9db14424 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/MainWindow.py
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ def showStatusBarMessage(self, message, delay=5000):
     def displayAbout(self):
         """Displays about text."""
         msg = self.app_name + "\n\nA opencue tool\n\n"
+        msg += "CueGUI:\n%s\n\n" % cuegui.Constants.VERSION
+
+        if os.getenv('OPENCUE_BETA'):
+            msg += "(Beta Version)\n\n"
+        else:
+            msg += "(Stable Version)\n\n"
+
         msg += "Qt:\n%s\n\n" % QtCore.qVersion()
         msg += "Python:\n%s\n\n" % sys.version
         QtWidgets.QMessageBox.about(self, "About", msg)
diff --git a/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml b/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
index ffb716b97..381eedc94 100644
--- a/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
+++ b/cuegui/cuegui/config/cuegui.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 # Default CueGUI config file
 
+# Configure how a version number should be acquired. 
+#  - False, use the version number in VERSION.in
+#  - True, run the commands defined at cuegui.custom.cmd.version.beta (for beta) or cuegui.custom.cmd.version.stable (for stable) to acquire the version number
+cuegui.use.custom.version: False
+# Used to show the CueGUI beta version, if the environment variable OPENCUE_BETA = 1 (setenv OPENCUE_BETA 1)
+# If the CueGUI beta version is enabled, it's possible to run a shell command to get the cuegui version or any other
+# custom command specified in the environment configuration.
+cuegui.custom.cmd.version.beta: "echo 1.0.0"
+# Used to show the CueGUI stable version, if the environment variable OPENCUE_BETA = 0 (setenv OPENCUE_BETA 0)
+cuegui.custom.cmd.version.stable: "echo 1.0.1"
+
 logger.format: '%(levelname)-9s %(module)-10s %(message)s'
 logger.level: 'WARNING'