diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 5bfb6980f..532db6506 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
     "scripts": {
         "post-create-project-cmd": [
             "php artisan key:generate"
+        ],
+        "post-update-cmd": [
+            "php artisan october:util set build"
         ]
     },
     "config": {
diff --git a/modules/system/classes/UpdateManager.php b/modules/system/classes/UpdateManager.php
index a8cc7f346..92873c01c 100644
--- a/modules/system/classes/UpdateManager.php
+++ b/modules/system/classes/UpdateManager.php
@@ -357,6 +357,22 @@ class UpdateManager
         return $this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Asks the gateway for the lastest build number and stores it.
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function setBuildNumberManually()
+    {
+        $result = $this->requestServerData('ping');
+        $build = (int) array_get($result, 'pong', 420);
+
+        Parameter::set([
+            'system::core.build' => $build
+        ]);
+
+        return $build;
+    }
+
     //
     // Modules
     //
diff --git a/modules/system/console/OctoberUtil.php b/modules/system/console/OctoberUtil.php
index 0228c3b75..74c270855 100644
--- a/modules/system/console/OctoberUtil.php
+++ b/modules/system/console/OctoberUtil.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use Config;
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputOption;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Input\InputArgument;
+use System\Classes\UpdateManager;
 use System\Classes\CombineAssets;
 
 /**
@@ -109,6 +110,21 @@ class OctoberUtil extends Command
     // Utilties
     //
 
+    protected function utilSetBuild()
+    {
+        $build = UpdateManager::instance()->setBuildNumberManually();
+
+        $this->comment('-');
+        $this->comment('*** October sets build: '.$build);
+        $this->comment('-');
+        sleep(1);
+        $this->comment('Ping? Pong!');
+        $this->comment('-');
+        sleep(1);
+        $this->comment('Ping? Pong!');
+        $this->comment('-');
+    }
+
     protected function utilCompileJs()
     {
         $this->utilCompileAssets('js');