diff --git a/panel/public/admin/index.php b/panel/public/admin/index.php
index 5a6691f..c72f95e 100644
--- a/panel/public/admin/index.php
+++ b/panel/public/admin/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // NovaCPX Admin Panel — Datacenter/Server Manager
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_ROOT'))    define('NOVACPX_ROOT',    dirname(__DIR__));
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_VERSION')) define('NOVACPX_VERSION', trim(@file_get_contents(NOVACPX_ROOT . '/VERSION') ?: '1.0.0'));
 $_v = fn($f) => '?v=' . @filemtime(dirname(__DIR__) . $f);
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/_branding.php';
 ?>
diff --git a/panel/public/reseller/index.php b/panel/public/reseller/index.php
index a10ba1f..badf74a 100644
--- a/panel/public/reseller/index.php
+++ b/panel/public/reseller/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // NovaCPX Reseller Panel — port 8881
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_ROOT'))    define('NOVACPX_ROOT',    dirname(__DIR__));
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_VERSION')) define('NOVACPX_VERSION', trim(@file_get_contents(NOVACPX_ROOT . '/VERSION') ?: '1.0.0'));
 $_v = fn($f) => '?v=' . @filemtime(dirname(__DIR__) . $f);
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/_branding.php';
 $_pname = novacpx_panel_name('NovaCPX');
diff --git a/panel/public/user/index.php b/panel/public/user/index.php
index a23b010..fde588f 100644
--- a/panel/public/user/index.php
+++ b/panel/public/user/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 // NovaCPX User Panel — End-user hosting dashboard
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_ROOT'))    define('NOVACPX_ROOT',    dirname(__DIR__));
+if (!defined('NOVACPX_VERSION')) define('NOVACPX_VERSION', trim(@file_get_contents(NOVACPX_ROOT . '/VERSION') ?: '1.0.0'));
 $_v = fn($f) => '?v=' . @filemtime(dirname(__DIR__) . $f);
 require_once dirname(__DIR__) . '/_branding.php';
 $_pname = novacpx_panel_name('NovaCPX');