diff --git a/src/NotesLoaderSSC.cpp b/src/NotesLoaderSSC.cpp
index 82f6135342..1721e01dfa 100644
--- a/src/NotesLoaderSSC.cpp
+++ b/src/NotesLoaderSSC.cpp
@@ -928,6 +928,7 @@ bool SSCLoader::LoadFromSSCFile( const RString &sPath, Song &out, bool bFromCach
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	out.m_fVersion = STEPFILE_VERSION_NUMBER;
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/NotesWriterSSC.cpp b/src/NotesWriterSSC.cpp
index 0a77bae975..e26d3d6c69 100644
--- a/src/NotesWriterSSC.cpp
+++ b/src/NotesWriterSSC.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ static RString BackgroundChangeToString( const BackgroundChange &bgc )
  * @param out the Song in question. */
 static void WriteGlobalTags( RageFile &f, const Song &out )
 {
-	f.PutLine( ssprintf( "#VERSION:%.2f;", out.m_fVersion ) );
+	f.PutLine( ssprintf( "#VERSION:%.2f;", STEPFILE_VERSION_NUMBER ) );
 	f.PutLine( ssprintf( "#TITLE:%s;", SmEscape(out.m_sMainTitle).c_str() ) );
 	f.PutLine( ssprintf( "#SUBTITLE:%s;", SmEscape(out.m_sSubTitle).c_str() ) );
 	f.PutLine( ssprintf( "#ARTIST:%s;", SmEscape(out.m_sArtist).c_str() ) );
diff --git a/src/Song.cpp b/src/Song.cpp
index 2f45d43e29..67b730ee61 100644
--- a/src/Song.cpp
+++ b/src/Song.cpp
@@ -36,8 +36,7 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <float.h>
 
-/** @brief The version of the .ssc file format. */
-const static float VERSION_NUMBER = 0.53f;
+
 /**
  * @brief The internal version of the cache for StepMania.
  *
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ Song::Song()
 	m_ForegroundChanges = AutoPtrCopyOnWrite<VBackgroundChange>(new VBackgroundChange);
 
 	m_LoadedFromProfile = ProfileSlot_Invalid;
-	m_fVersion = VERSION_NUMBER;
+	m_fVersion = STEPFILE_VERSION_NUMBER;
 	m_fMusicSampleStartSeconds = -1;
 	m_fMusicSampleLengthSeconds = DEFAULT_MUSIC_SAMPLE_LENGTH;
 	m_fMusicLengthSeconds = 0;
diff --git a/src/Song.h b/src/Song.h
index aefc16f763..07d05a7742 100644
--- a/src/Song.h
+++ b/src/Song.h
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ class StepsID;
 struct lua_State;
 struct BackgroundChange;
 
+/** @brief The version of the .ssc file format. */
+const static float STEPFILE_VERSION_NUMBER = 0.53f;
+
 /** @brief How many edits for this song can each profile have? */
 const int MAX_EDITS_PER_SONG_PER_PROFILE	= 5;
 /** @brief How many edits for this song can be available? */
@@ -73,7 +76,7 @@ public:
 	~Song();
 	void Reset();
 	void DetachSteps();
-
+	
 	/**
 	 * @brief Load a song from the chosen directory.
 	 *