diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 227eed1..7a62811 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-github-material-icons-chrome-extensio*
\ No newline at end of file
+github-material-icons-chrome-extensio*
+localVersionCache.py
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 8a322fa..4f92102 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ with open("github-material-icons-chrome-extension.xml", "w") as f:
         ]
     )
 
+with open("localVersionCache.py", "w") as f:
+    f.write(f'oldVer = "{version}"')
+
 endTime = dt.now(tz.utc)
 print(
     f"""[INFO] Script finished at {endTime.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S.%f')}