diff --git a/version_data.ps1 b/version_data.ps1
index cd1fec4..f745a97 100644
--- a/version_data.ps1
+++ b/version_data.ps1
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ $v_string += '}'
 
 # Kill any new-lines that made it through
 $v_out = $v_string.replace("`n","").replace("`r","")
-$v_out| Out-File -Encoding ascii -FilePath version.txt
\ No newline at end of file
+$v_out| Out-File -Encoding ascii -FilePath version.txt
+
+# Set the METAWARDSDATA environment variable, just in the user environment for now
+[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('METAWARDSDATA', $PSScriptRoot, 'User')
\ No newline at end of file