diff --git a/src/aare/gui/about.py b/src/aare/gui/about.py
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+import importlib
+import sys
+
+
+def about_text():
+    from aare.gui import gui
+
+    try:
+        version = importlib.metadata.version("aaredaq")
+    except Exception:
+        version = "Not found - package is not installed into the environment."
+    return f"""Aare Macromolecular Crystallography GUI
+Copyright: Paul Scherrer Institute 2023-2026
+---    
+Version: {version}
+GUI file: {gui.__file__}
+Interpreter: {sys.executable}
+"""