Index: binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/modmod/modmod.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/modmod/modmod.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/mod/gui/modmod/modmod.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 /**
  * Every mod needs to define these properties.
  */
-var g_RequiredProperties = ["name", "label", "description", "dependencies", "version"];
+var g_RequiredProperties = ["name", "label", "description", "dependencies", "version", "label_version"];
 
 /**
  * Version checks in mod dependencies can use these operators.
@@ -84,7 +84,9 @@
 		if (g_RequiredProperties.every(prop => mods[folder][prop] !== undefined))
 			g_Mods[folder] = mods[folder];
 		else
-			warn("Skipping mod '" + mod + "' which does not define '" + property + "'.");
+			warn("Skipping incomplete mod '" + folder + "'");
+
+	translateObjectKeys(g_Mods, ["label", "label_version", "description"]);
 
 	deepfreeze(g_Mods);
 
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/functions_utility.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/functions_utility.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/common/functions_utility.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@
 	"nick": { "soundfile": "audio/interface/ui/chat_alert.ogg", "threshold": 3000 }
 };
 
+function getCurrentModInfo()
+{
+	return Engine.ReadJSONFile("mod.json");
+}
+
 // Get list of XML files in pathname with recursion, excepting those starting with _
 function getXMLFileList(pathname)
 {
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.js
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 var MARGIN = 4; // menu border size
 var g_ShowSplashScreens;
 
+var g_ModFont = "sans-bold-16";
+
 /**
  * Available backdrops
  */
@@ -21,6 +23,12 @@
 
 	global.music.setState(global.music.states.MENU);
 
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("versionLabel").caption =
+		'[font="' + g_ModFont + '"]' +
+		translate(getCurrentModInfo().label_version) +
+		"[/font]" + "\n\n" +
+		translate("WARNING: This is an early development version of the game. Many features have not been added yet.");
+
 	// Initialize currentSubmenuType with placeholder to avoid null when switching
 	currentSubmenuType = "submenuSinglePlayer";
 
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/pregame/mainmenu.xml
@@ -520,20 +520,13 @@
 
 				<!-- PRE-RELEASE WARNING -->
 				<object
+					name="versionLabel"
 					font="sans-14"
 					type="text"
 					textcolor="white"
 					size="8 8 100%-8 100%-36"
 					ghost="true"
-				>
-					<!-- IMPORTANT: remember to update session/top_panel/label.xml in sync with this: -->
-					<attribute id="caption">
-						<keep>[font="sans-bold-16"]</keep>
-						<translate>Alpha XXIII: Ken Wood</translate>
-						<keep>[/font]\n\n</keep>
-						<translate>WARNING: This is an early development version of the game. Many features have not been added yet.</translate>
-					</attribute>
-				</object>
+				/>
 
 				<!-- GET INVOLVED -->
 				<object type="button"
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.js
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.js
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/session.js
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@
 
 	initSessionMenuButtons();
 
+	Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("alphaLabel").caption = translate(getCurrentModInfo().label_version);
+
 	for (let slot in Engine.GetGUIObjectByName("panelEntityPanel").children)
 		initPanelEntities(slot);
 
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/top_panel/label.xml
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/top_panel/label.xml
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/gui/session/top_panel/label.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <object size="50%+20 0 100%-226 100%" name="alphaLabel" type="text" style="ModernLabelText" text_valign="top" ghost="true">
-	<!-- IMPORTANT: remember to update pregame/mainmenu.xml in sync with this: -->
-	<translatableAttribute id="caption">ALPHA XXIII : Ken Wood</translatableAttribute>
-
 	<!-- Displays build date and revision number-->
 	<object size="50%-128 0 50%+128 100%-2" name="buildTimeLabel" type="text" style="BuildNameText" ghost="true">
 		<action on="Load">this.caption = getBuildString()</action>
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/l10n/messages.json
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/l10n/messages.json
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/l10n/messages.json
@@ -296,6 +296,19 @@
             {
                 "extractor": "json",
                 "filemasks": [
+                    "mod.json"
+                ],
+                "options": {
+                    "keywords": [
+                        "label",
+                        "label_version",
+                        "description"
+                    ]
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "extractor": "json",
+                "filemasks": [
                     "gui/credits/texts/**.json"
                 ],
                 "options": {
Index: binaries/data/mods/public/mod.json
===================================================================
--- binaries/data/mods/public/mod.json
+++ binaries/data/mods/public/mod.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 	"name": "0ad",
 	"version": "0.0.23",
 	"label": "0 A.D. Empires Ascendant",
+	"label_version": "ALPHA XXIII: Ken Wood",
 	"url": "play0ad.com",
 	"description": "A free, open-source, historical RTS game.",
 	"dependencies": [],