diff --git a/fields/main.go b/fields/main.go
index f0bd3ef..1a54f28 100644
--- a/fields/main.go
+++ b/fields/main.go
@@ -87,5 +87,12 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err)
 	}
 
+	workingDir, _ := os.Getwd()
+	basepath := filepath.Dir(workingDir)
+	if err = writeVersionRepoMarkerFile(unifiVersion.Version, basepath); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("failed to write version file to %s", basepath)
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("Generated resources in %s", outDir)
 }
diff --git a/fields/version.go b/fields/version.go
index 5ee894a..04aed59 100644
--- a/fields/version.go
+++ b/fields/version.go
@@ -104,3 +104,8 @@ const UnifiVersion = %q
 
 	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, "version.generated.go"), versionGo, 0o644)
 }
+
+func writeVersionRepoMarkerFile(version *version.Version, outDir string) error {
+	versionRepoMarker := []byte(fmt.Sprintf(`%s`, version.Core()))
+	return os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(outDir, ".unifi-version"), versionRepoMarker, 0o644)
+}