diff --git a/src/aare/gui/gui.py b/src/aare/gui/gui.py
index bd103da2..cb6c728e 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/gui.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/gui.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import importlib
 import os
 import sys
 import traceback
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/main_window.py b/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
index 30603679..06cb4220 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/main_window.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ from PySide6.QtWidgets import (
     QWidget,
 )
 
+from aare.gui.about import about_text
 from aare.gui.constants import LOGGER_NAME
 
 # Gui Models
@@ -1605,11 +1606,7 @@ class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
         self.video_tab.setCurrentIndex(0)
 
     def show_about_dialog(self):
-        QMessageBox.about(
-            self,
-            "About",
-            "Aare Macromolecular Crystallography GUI\nVersion: 0.3.1\nCopyright: Paul Scherrer Institute 2024-2026",
-        )
+        QMessageBox.about(self, "About", about_text())
 
     def show_controls_help(self) -> None:
         if self._controls_help_dialog is None: