diff --git a/src/main/java/netneutrality/http/WebModule.java b/src/main/java/netneutrality/http/WebModule.java
index ce17a78..ab9d508 100644
--- a/src/main/java/netneutrality/http/WebModule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/netneutrality/http/WebModule.java
@@ -170,11 +170,17 @@ public class WebModule {
 	 * 
 	 * @return the response as a JSONArray
 	 */
-	public JSONArray getAsArray() throws JSONException, IOException {
+	public JSONArray getAsArray() {
 		if (response == null)
 			throw new RuntimeException("Request has not been sent");
-		
-		return new JSONArray(response.body().string());
+
+		try {
+			ResponseBody body = response.body();
+			return new JSONArray(body.string());
+		} catch (IOException | NullPointerException e) {
+			LogHandler.log(e);
+			return new JSONArray();
+		}
 	}
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/src/main/java/netneutrality/utils/Settings.java b/src/main/java/netneutrality/utils/Settings.java
index 21738d4..4c73597 100644
--- a/src/main/java/netneutrality/utils/Settings.java
+++ b/src/main/java/netneutrality/utils/Settings.java
@@ -6,11 +6,15 @@ package netneutrality.utils;
  * https://discord.gg/qUa6zNFZsd
  */
 
+import netneutrality.http.WebModule;
 import org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager;
+import org.json.JSONArray;
+import org.json.JSONObject;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Properties;
 
@@ -69,4 +73,47 @@ public class Settings {
         return property;
     }
 
+    public String getMavenVersion() {
+        String version = null;
+
+        // try to load from maven properties first
+        try {
+            Properties p = new Properties();
+            InputStream is = getClass().getResourceAsStream("/META-INF/maven/me.bobert/netneutrality/pom.properties");
+            if (is != null) {
+                p.load(is);
+                version = p.getProperty("version", "");
+            }
+        } catch (Exception ignored) {}
+
+        // fallback to using Java API
+        if (version == null) {
+            Package aPackage = getClass().getPackage();
+            if (aPackage != null) {
+                version = aPackage.getImplementationVersion();
+                if (version == null) {
+                    version = aPackage.getSpecificationVersion();
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (version == null) {
+            version = "0.0.0";
+        }
+
+        return version;
+    }
+
+    public String getGitVersion() {
+        String gitlabHost = "https://git.bobert.me";
+        String gitlabProjectId = "22";
+        String latestReleaseUrl = String.format("%s/api/v4/projects/%s/releases/", gitlabHost, gitlabProjectId);
+
+        JSONArray json = new WebModule(latestReleaseUrl).request().getAsArray();
+        if (json.isNull(0)) {
+            return "0.0.0";
+        }
+
+        return json.getJSONObject(0).getString("tag_name");
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/netneutrality/utils/SettingsTest.java b/src/test/java/netneutrality/utils/SettingsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..732b3b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/java/netneutrality/utils/SettingsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package netneutrality.utils;
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) anthorob
+ *
+ * https://discord.gg/qUa6zNFZsd
+ */
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+public class SettingsTest {
+
+    @Test
+    public void getMavenVersion() {
+        String version = Settings.getInstance().getMavenVersion();
+        System.out.println(version);
+
+        assertNotNull(version);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void getGitVersion() {
+        String version = Settings.getInstance().getGitVersion();
+        System.out.println(version);
+
+        assertNotNull(version);
+    }
+}
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