diff --git a/currentGitHash.txt b/currentGitHash.txt
index 0fe750350..d0a9d2d23 100644
--- a/currentGitHash.txt
+++ b/currentGitHash.txt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-88855207086c850b13d2f4479791532d76b9adb7
+73b8ddd08adf0d86ab70dcf464adaf9d5c604e41
diff --git a/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.cpp b/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.cpp
index add88042c..887d2e113 100644
--- a/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.cpp
+++ b/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.cpp
@@ -1342,6 +1342,32 @@ void BackendCommandTarget::Actions::loadSnippet(BackendRootWindow* bpe, const St
 
 	if (v.isValid())
 	{
+		auto hash = v["Hash"].toString();
+
+		WeakReference<Processor> safeP(bpe->getMainSynthChain());
+
+		if(hash.isNotEmpty())
+		{
+			GitHashManager::checkHash(hash, [safeP](const var& commitObj)
+			{
+				String message;
+
+				auto hash = commitObj["sha"].toString();
+
+				auto date = commitObj["commit"]["author"]["date"].toString();
+
+				auto d = Time::fromISO8601(date);
+
+				message << "Snippet loaded that was created with git commit \n";
+				message << "> hash: " << hash.substring(0, 8) << "\n";
+				message << "> date: " << d.toString(true, true, false, true) << "\n";
+				message << "> message: " << commitObj["commit"]["message"].toString() << "\n";
+				message << "> url: " << "https://github.com/christophhart/HISE/commit/" << hash;
+				
+				debugToConsole(safeP, message);
+			});
+		}
+
 		bpe->loadNewContainer(v);
 	}
 }
@@ -1687,7 +1713,9 @@ String BackendCommandTarget::Actions::exportFileAsSnippet(BackendRootWindow* bpe
 	MainController::ScopedEmbedAllResources sd(bp);
     
 	ValueTree v = bp->getMainSynthChain()->exportAsValueTree();
-	
+
+	v.setProperty("Hash", String(PREVIOUS_HISE_COMMIT), nullptr);
+
 	auto scriptRootFolder = bp->getCurrentFileHandler().getSubDirectory(FileHandlerBase::Scripts);
 	auto snexRootFolder = BackendDllManager::getSubFolder(bp, BackendDllManager::FolderSubType::CodeLibrary);
 
@@ -3381,4 +3409,40 @@ String XmlBackupFunctions::getSanitiziedName(const String &id)
 	return id.removeCharacters(" .()");
 }
 
+void GitHashManager::checkHash(const String& hashToUse,
+	const std::function<void(const var&)>& finishCallbackWithNextHash)
+{
+	Thread::launch([hashToUse, finishCallbackWithNextHash]()
+	{
+		var json;
+
+		URL u("https://api.github.com/repos/christoph-hart/HISE/commits");
+    
+		auto s = u.readEntireTextStream();
+	    
+		auto ok = JSON::parse(s, json);
+		    
+		if(auto list = json.getArray())
+		{
+			for(int i = 0; i < list->size(); i++)
+			{
+				auto thisSha = list->getUnchecked(i)["sha"].toString();
+		            
+				if(thisSha == hashToUse)
+				{
+					auto nextIndex = i-1;
+		                
+					if(nextIndex >= 0 && isPositiveAndBelow(nextIndex, list->size()))
+					{
+						finishCallbackWithNextHash(list->getUnchecked(nextIndex));
+					}
+		                
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	    
+}
 } // namespace hise
diff --git a/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.h b/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.h
index f1618db10..4c86a6341 100644
--- a/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.h
+++ b/hi_backend/backend/BackendApplicationCommands.h
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ struct XmlBackupFunctions
 	static String getSanitiziedName(const String &id);
 };
 
+struct GitHashManager
+{
+	static void checkHash(const String& hashToUse, const std::function<void(const var&)>& finishCallbackWithNextHash);
+};
+
 } // namespace hise
 
 #endif  // BACKENDAPPLICATIONCOMMANDS_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/hi_backend/backend/currentGit.h b/hi_backend/backend/currentGit.h
index 806d55af1..033b04765 100644
--- a/hi_backend/backend/currentGit.h
+++ b/hi_backend/backend/currentGit.h
@@ -1 +1 @@
-#define PREVIOUS_HISE_COMMIT "88855207086c850b13d2f4479791532d76b9adb7" 
+#define PREVIOUS_HISE_COMMIT "73b8ddd08adf0d86ab70dcf464adaf9d5c604e41" 
diff --git a/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.cpp b/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.cpp
index 2128d2d89..203f8778a 100644
--- a/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.cpp
+++ b/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.cpp
@@ -312,60 +312,45 @@ var ExportSetupWizard::onPost(const var::NativeFunctionArgs& args)
 	return var();
 }
 
+
+
 var AboutWindow::initValues(const var::NativeFunctionArgs& args)
 {
 #define set(X) state->globalState.getDynamicObject()->setProperty(Identifier(#X), X);
 #define setXY(X, Y) state->globalState.getDynamicObject()->setProperty(Identifier(#X), Y);
     
-    auto hiseRoot = GET_HISE_SETTING(getMainController()->getMainSynthChain(), HiseSettings::Compiler::HisePath).toString();
-    
-    
+    String buildHash(PREVIOUS_HISE_COMMIT);
+
+	state->globalState.getDynamicObject()->setProperty("commitHash", "load current hash...");
+
+	WeakReference<AboutWindow> safeThis(this);
+
+	GitHashManager::checkHash(buildHash, [safeThis](const var& commitObj)
+	{
+		if(safeThis.get() != nullptr)
+		{
+			auto nextHash = commitObj["sha"].toString();
+			auto shortHash = nextHash.substring(0, 8);
+
+			safeThis->state->globalState.getDynamicObject()->setProperty("commitHash", shortHash);
+
+			if(auto pb = safeThis->dialog->findPageBaseForID("commitHash"))
+			{
+				MessageManagerLock mm;
+				pb->postInit();
+			}
+			
+            String link;
+            link << "https://github.com/christophhart/HISE/commit/";
+            link << nextHash;
+            
+            safeThis->commitLink = URL(link);
+		}
+	});
+
     
-    if(hiseRoot.isNotEmpty() && File::isAbsolutePath(hiseRoot))
-    {
-        auto codeHash = File(hiseRoot).getChildFile("currentGitHash.txt").loadFileAsString().trim();
-        
-        String buildHash(PREVIOUS_HISE_COMMIT);
-        
-        URL u("https://api.github.com/repos/christoph-hart/HISE/commits");
-        
-        auto s = u.readEntireTextStream();
-        
-        var json;
-        
-        auto ok = JSON::parse(s, json);
-        
-        if(auto list = json.getArray())
-        {
-            for(int i = 0; i < list->size(); i++)
-            {
-                auto thisSha = list->getUnchecked(i)["sha"].toString();
-                
-                if(thisSha == buildHash)
-                {
-                    auto nextIndex = i-1;
-                    
-                    if(nextIndex >= 0 && isPositiveAndBelow(nextIndex, list->size()))
-                    {
-                        auto nextSHA = list->getUnchecked(nextIndex)["sha"].toString();
-                        
-                        auto shortHash = nextSHA.substring(0, 8);
-                        
-                        state->globalState.getDynamicObject()->setProperty("commitHash", shortHash);
-                        
-                        String link;
-                        link << "https://github.com/christophhart/HISE/commit/";
-                        link << nextSHA;
-                        
-                        commitLink = URL(link);
-                    }
-                    
-                    break;
-                }
-            }
 
-        }
-    }
+    
     
     String Version = hise::PresetHandler::getVersionString();
     
diff --git a/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.h b/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.h
index 5157f3424..4ec6da49e 100644
--- a/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.h
+++ b/hi_backend/backend/dialog_library/dialog_library.h
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ struct AboutWindow: public multipage::EncodedDialogBase
     var showCommit(const var::NativeFunctionArgs& args);
     
     URL commitLink;
+
+	JUCE_DECLARE_WEAK_REFERENCEABLE(AboutWindow);
 };
 
 struct NewProjectCreator: public ImporterBase,