diff --git a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
index f4c7142ce7..c4d88ff855 100644
--- a/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
+++ b/files/mygui/openmw_mainmenu.layout
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 <MyGUI type="Layout">
     <!-- The entire screen -->
     <Widget type="Widget" layer="Windows" position="0 0 300 300" name="_Main">
-        <Widget type="TextBox" skin="SandText" position="0 250 280 50" align="Bottom Right" name="VersionText">
+        <Widget type="EditBox" skin="MW_TextBoxEdit" position="0 250 280 50" align="Bottom Right" name="VersionText">
             <Property key="TextAlign" value="Right"/>
             <Property key="TextShadow" value="true"/>
             <Property key="TextShadowColour" value="0 0 0"/>
+            <Property key="ReadOnly" value="true"/>
+            <Property key="MultiLine" value="true"/>
         </Widget>
     </Widget>
 </MyGUI>