diff --git a/admin/.gitignore b/admin/.gitignore
index 3499f2018..51903793e 100644
--- a/admin/.gitignore
+++ b/admin/.gitignore
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@
 artifacts
 *.iml
 .idea
+BUILD_NUMBER
diff --git a/admin/build b/admin/build
index 620aacba9..c464e9be3 100755
--- a/admin/build
+++ b/admin/build
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ module JamAdmin
 end
 EOF
 
+        echo "$BUILD_NUMBER" > BUILD_NUMBER
 
     type -P dpkg-architecture > /dev/null
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ EOF
     bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
 	
     # create debian using fpm 
-    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/jam-admin_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "jam-admin" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/jam-admin --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile .bundle config Rakefile script config.ru lib public vendor app
+    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/jam-admin_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "jam-admin" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/jam-admin --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile .bundle config Rakefile script config.ru lib public vendor app BUILD_NUMBER
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/admin/script/package/upstart-run.sh b/admin/script/package/upstart-run.sh
index 51bb64f4a..412b9efa7 100755
--- a/admin/script/package/upstart-run.sh
+++ b/admin/script/package/upstart-run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # default config values
 PORT=3000
-BUILD_NUMBER=1
+BUILD_NUMBER=`cat /var/lib/jam-admin/BUILD_NUMBER`
 
 
 CONFIG_FILE="/etc/jam-admin/upstart.conf"
diff --git a/web/.gitignore b/web/.gitignore
index 619997531..48289754a 100644
--- a/web/.gitignore
+++ b/web/.gitignore
@@ -37,3 +37,4 @@ vendor/cache
 public/assets
 public/uploads
 /log/*.out
+BUILD_NUMBER
diff --git a/web/build b/web/build
index 0b76e35f0..070663bc6 100755
--- a/web/build
+++ b/web/build
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ module JamWeb
 end
 EOF
 
+    echo "$BUILD_NUMBER" > BUILD_NUMBER
 
     type -P dpkg-architecture > /dev/null
 
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ EOF
     bundle exec rake assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
 	
     # create debian using fpm 
-    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/jam-web_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "jam-web" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/jam-web --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile .bundle config Rakefile script config.ru lib public vendor app
+    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/jam-web_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "jam-web" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/jam-web --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile .bundle config Rakefile script config.ru lib public vendor app BUILD_NUMBER
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/web/script/package/upstart-run.sh b/web/script/package/upstart-run.sh
index 44317db99..7f1d35fa0 100755
--- a/web/script/package/upstart-run.sh
+++ b/web/script/package/upstart-run.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # default config values
 PORT=3000
-BUILD_NUMBER=1
+BUILD_NUMBER=`cat /var/lib/jam-web/BUILD_NUMBER`
 
 
 CONFIG_FILE="/etc/jam-web/upstart.conf"
diff --git a/websocket-gateway/.gitignore b/websocket-gateway/.gitignore
index 50ce4204c..659252d4d 100644
--- a/websocket-gateway/.gitignore
+++ b/websocket-gateway/.gitignore
@@ -23,3 +23,4 @@ log/*
 *.iml
 target
 vendor
+BUILD_NUMBER
diff --git a/websocket-gateway/build b/websocket-gateway/build
index b2dfa2c7c..2eb3b7f23 100755
--- a/websocket-gateway/build
+++ b/websocket-gateway/build
@@ -45,7 +45,9 @@ if [ -n "$PACKAGE" ]; then
        echo "BUILD NUMBER is not defined"
        exit 1
     fi
- 
+
+    echo "$BUILD_NUMBER" > BUILD_NUMBER 
+
     type -P dpkg-architecture > /dev/null
 
     if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ if [ -n "$PACKAGE" ]; then
     bundle install --path vendor/bundle --local
     
     # create debian using fpm 
-    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/websocket-gateway_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "websocket-gateway" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/websocket-gateway --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile lib bin vendor .bundle config script
+    bundle exec fpm -s dir -t deb -p target/deb/websocket-gateway_0.1.${BUILD_NUMBER}_${ARCH}.deb -n "websocket-gateway" -v "0.1.$BUILD_NUMBER" --prefix /var/lib/websocket-gateway --after-install $DIR/script/package/post-install.sh --before-install $DIR/script/package/pre-install.sh --before-remove $DIR/script/package/pre-uninstall.sh --after-remove $DIR/script/package/post-uninstall.sh Gemfile lib bin vendor .bundle config script BUILD_NUMBER
 
 fi
 
diff --git a/websocket-gateway/script/package/upstart-run.sh b/websocket-gateway/script/package/upstart-run.sh
index af5cbee66..11ffffb06 100755
--- a/websocket-gateway/script/package/upstart-run.sh
+++ b/websocket-gateway/script/package/upstart-run.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash -l
 
 # default config values
-BUILD_NUMBER=1
+BUILD_NUMBER=`cat /var/lib/websocket-gateway/BUILD_NUMBER`
 
 CONFIG_FILE="/etc/websocket-gateway/upstart.conf"
 if [ -e "$CONFIG_FILE" ]; then