diff --git a/src/it/albertus/cycles/engine/CyclesMod.java b/src/it/albertus/cycles/engine/CyclesMod.java
index 5cad7a8c..72039092 100644
--- a/src/it/albertus/cycles/engine/CyclesMod.java
+++ b/src/it/albertus/cycles/engine/CyclesMod.java
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ public static void main( final String... args ) throws Exception {
 	}
 
 	private static String getWelcomeMessage() throws IOException {
-		InputStream is = CyclesMod.class.getResourceAsStream( VERSION_FILE_PATH + VERSION_FILE_NAME );
 		Properties version = new Properties();
+		InputStream is = CyclesMod.class.getResourceAsStream( VERSION_FILE_PATH + VERSION_FILE_NAME );
 		version.load( is );
 		is.close();
 		return Messages.get( "msg.welcome", version.get( "version.number" ), version.get( "version.date" ) );
diff --git a/src/version.properties b/src/version.properties
index 90900c67..08473934 100644
--- a/src/version.properties
+++ b/src/version.properties
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-version.number=1.3.0
-version.date=2014-10-09
\ No newline at end of file
+version.number=1.3.1
+version.date=2014-10-18
\ No newline at end of file