Makefile in other comments. You'll need something like this on the title page (this assumes you use my Makefile which puts the version in VERSION.tex [that's the literal name of the file, not a placeholder]):
VERSION.tex
{\bf{\color{red}DOCUMENT REVISION:}} {\color{blue}\input{VERSION}}
A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.
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Makefile in other comments. You'll need something like this on the title page (this assumes you use my Makefile which puts the version in
VERSION.tex
[that's the literal name of the file, not a placeholder]):{\bf{\color{red}DOCUMENT REVISION:}} {\color{blue}\input{VERSION}}