diff --git a/Aquaria/AquariaCompileConfig.h b/Aquaria/AquariaCompileConfig.h
index 194b230..a7b9cd6 100644
--- a/Aquaria/AquariaCompileConfig.h
+++ b/Aquaria/AquariaCompileConfig.h
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 
     #define AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID ""
 
+    // If defined, this is shown instead of "Aquaria vx.x.x ..." on the title screen.
+    //#define AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING "Aquaria OSE v1.000"
+
 #endif
 
 
diff --git a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
index 0b7ca9f..838259c 100644
--- a/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/DSQ.cpp
@@ -844,7 +844,13 @@ void loadBitForTexPrecache()
 }
 
 
-void DSQ::setVersionLabelText() {
+void DSQ::setVersionLabelText()
+{
+#ifdef AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING
+	versionLabel->setText(AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING);
+	return;
+#endif
+
 	std::ostringstream os;
 	os << "Aquaria";
 
diff --git a/Aquaria/Network.cpp b/Aquaria/Network.cpp
index 6dba942..cbd2a84 100644
--- a/Aquaria/Network.cpp
+++ b/Aquaria/Network.cpp
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ static void init()
 #ifdef AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID
 	os << AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID;
 #endif
+#ifdef AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING
+	os << "|" << AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING;
+#endif
 
 	const char *loc = getUsedLocale();
 	if(*loc)
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 624c0e9..665ae5a 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -222,6 +222,13 @@ if (NOT(AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID STREQUAL ""))
   ADD_DEFINITIONS("-DAQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID=\"${AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID}\"")
 endif (NOT(AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID STREQUAL ""))
 
+# Custom version string override (displayed as-is instead of "Aquaria vx.x.x ..." on the title screen
+SET(AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING "" CACHE STRING
+    "Text to display instead of the Aquaria version ID on the title screen. (Overrides AQUARIA_CUSTOM_BUILD_ID as well)")
+if (NOT(AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING STREQUAL ""))
+  ADD_DEFINITIONS("-AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING=\"${AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING}\"")
+endif (NOT(AQUARIA_OVERRIDE_VERSION_STRING STREQUAL ""))
+
 # Custom data directories
 SET(AQUARIA_DEFAULT_DATA_DIR "" CACHE STRING
     "Default data directory (for package maintainers only)")