diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.cpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.cpp
index f9f39cc..5d2c6e5 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.cpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  */
 
 #include "Version.hpp"
+#include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <charconv>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <regex>
@@ -82,12 +83,20 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 			iss >> p.first >> p.second;
 			return p;
 		}
+
+		constexpr std::string ToString(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor, uint32_t patch, const uint32_t build)
+		{
+			if (build)
+				return fmt::format("v{}.{}.{}.{}", major, minor, patch, build);
+			else
+				return fmt::format("v{}.{}.{}", major, minor, patch);
+		}
 	}
 
 	Version::Version(uint32_t major, uint32_t minor, uint32_t patch, const uint32_t build)
 			: m_versionComponents(build ? std::initializer_list<uint32_t>{major, minor, patch, build} : std::initializer_list<uint32_t>{major, minor, patch})
 			, m_buildNumber(build)
-			, m_versionString("v" + std::to_string(major) + "." + std::to_string(minor) + "." + std::to_string(patch) + (build ? "." + std::to_string(build) : ""))
+			, m_versionString(ToString(major, minor, patch, build))
 	{}
 
 	Version::Version(std::string_view versionString, bool ignoreTags)
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.hpp
index 2788a3d..461d813 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Base/Version.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ namespace OpenVulkano
 		[[nodiscard]] explicit operator uint32_t() const { return (Major() << 20) | ((Minor() & 0x3FF) << 10) | (Patch() & 0x3FF); }
 
 		[[nodiscard]] operator const std::string&() const { return m_versionString; }
+
+		[[nodiscard]] const std::string& String() const { return m_versionString; }
 		//endregion
 
 		//region Comparison operators
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/FmtFormatter.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/FmtFormatter.hpp
index ac6ca4b..0931716 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/FmtFormatter.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/FmtFormatter.hpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include "Math/Timestamp.hpp"
 #include "Math/UInt24.hpp"
 #include "Base/UUID.hpp"
+#include "Base/Version.hpp"
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <fmt/chrono.h>
 
@@ -41,6 +42,19 @@ template<> struct fmt::formatter<OpenVulkano::ByteSize>
 	}
 };
 
+template<> struct fmt::formatter<OpenVulkano::Version>
+{
+	template<typename ParseContext> constexpr auto parse(ParseContext& ctx)
+	{
+		return ctx.begin();
+	}
+
+	template<typename FormatContext> auto format(const OpenVulkano::Version& version, FormatContext& ctx) const
+	{
+		return fmt::format_to(ctx.out(), "{}", static_cast<const std::string&>(version));
+	}
+};
+
 template<> struct fmt::formatter<std::filesystem::path> : fmt::formatter<std::string>
 {
 	template<typename PATH = std::filesystem::path>
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/RymlConverters.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/RymlConverters.hpp
index e5a5154..48328f8 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/RymlConverters.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/RymlConverters.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Math/RGB565.hpp"
 #include "Math/RGBA5551.hpp"
 #include "Math/Timestamp.hpp"
+#include "Base/Version.hpp"
 #include <ryml.hpp>
 #include <ryml_std.hpp>
 #include <c4/format.hpp>
@@ -150,6 +151,17 @@ namespace c4
 		return true;
 	}
 
+	inline size_t to_chars(ryml::substr buf, const OpenVulkano::Version& version)
+	{
+		return ryml::format(buf, "{}", static_cast<const std::string&>(version));
+	}
+
+	inline bool from_chars(ryml::csubstr buf, OpenVulkano::Version* version)
+	{
+		*version = OpenVulkano::Version(buf.str);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	template<typename T, bool REDUCE_Y_RESOLUTION, bool ASSERT_INPUT_VALUES, int BITS_PER_COMPONENT>
 	inline size_t to_chars(
 	ryml::substr buf,
diff --git a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/YamlCppConverters.hpp b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/YamlCppConverters.hpp
index 6f44676..232cfcc 100644
--- a/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/YamlCppConverters.hpp
+++ b/openVulkanoCpp/Extensions/YamlCppConverters.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "Math/RGBA5551.hpp"
 #include "Math/Timestamp.hpp"
 #include "Data/Containers/String.hpp"
+#include "Base/Version.hpp"
 #include <yaml-cpp/yaml.h>
 #include <fmt/format.h>
 #include <c4/format.hpp>
@@ -61,6 +62,25 @@ namespace YAML
 		}
 	};
 
+	template<>
+	struct convert<OpenVulkano::Version>
+	{
+		static Node encode(const OpenVulkano::Version& version)
+		{
+			return Node(static_cast<const std::string&>(version));
+		}
+
+		static bool decode(const Node& node, OpenVulkano::Version& version)
+		{
+			if (node.IsScalar())
+			{
+				version = OpenVulkano::Version(node.Scalar());
+				return true;
+			}
+			return false;
+		}
+	};
+
 	template<>
 	struct convert<OpenVulkano::Math::AABB>
 	{