diff --git a/core.py b/core.py
index 43947e5..02e42b7 100644
--- a/core.py
+++ b/core.py
@@ -2,22 +2,40 @@ import os
 import sys
 import configparser
 
-# Check if a configuration file exists and create one if it doesn't
-if not os.path.isfile("config/config.ini"):
-    # Copy the template file to the config file
-    with open("config/template_config.ini") as template_file, open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
-        config_file.write(template_file.read())
+# Check if a configuration file exists, create one if it doesn't and get the template version number.
+with open("config/template_config.ini") as template_file:
+    # Check if the config file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile("config/config.ini"):
+        # Copy the template file to the config file
+        with open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
+            config_file.write(template_file.read())
+    # Find the template version number
+    config = configparser.ConfigParser()
+    config.read_file(template_file)
+    template_version = int(config["Config"]["version"])
 
-# Create a configparser
-config = configparser.ConfigParser()
-# Read the config file into the configparser
+# Overwrite the template config with the values in the config
 with open("config/config.ini") as config_file:
     config.read_file(config_file)
 
-# Check if the file has been edited correctly
+# Check if the file has been edited
 if config["Config"]["is_template"] == "yes":
-    print("A config file has been created in config/config.ini.")
-    print("Edit it with your configuration, set the is_template flag to false and restart this script.")
+    print("A config file has been created in config/config.ini.\n"
+          "Edit it with your configuration, set the is_template flag to false and restart this script.")
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+# Check if the version has changed from the template
+if template_version > int(config["Config"]["version"]):
+    # Reset the is_template flag
+    config["Config"]["is_template"] = "yes"
+    # Update the config version
+    config["Config"]["version"] = str(template_version)
+    # Save the file
+    with open("config/config.ini", "w") as config_file:
+        config.write(config_file)
+    # Notify the user and quit
+    print("The config file in config/config.ini has been updated.\n"
+          "Edit it with the new required data, set the is_template flag to true and restart this script.")
     sys.exit(1)
 
 print("Program goes here")
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