diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 45dea45..0f43e8e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
     "test": "tstest test/ --web --verbose --timeout 30 --logfile",
     "build": "tsbuild tsfolders --allowimplicitany && tsbundle element --production --bundler esbuild",
     "watch": "tswatch element",
-    "buildDocs": "tsdoc"
+    "buildDocs": "tsdoc",
+    "postinstall": "node scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs"
   },
   "author": "Lossless GmbH",
   "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/readme.plan.md b/readme.plan.md
index aa7a75e..1796579 100644
Binary files a/readme.plan.md and b/readme.plan.md differ
diff --git a/scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs b/scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..0f2f256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+
+const projectRoot = path.resolve(__dirname, '..');
+
+function resolveMonacoPackageJson() {
+  try {
+    const resolvedPath = require.resolve('monaco-editor/package.json', {
+      paths: [projectRoot],
+    });
+    return resolvedPath;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error('[dees-editor] Unable to resolve monaco-editor/package.json');
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+function getMonacoVersion() {
+  const monacoPackagePath = resolveMonacoPackageJson();
+  const monacoPackage = require(monacoPackagePath);
+  if (!monacoPackage.version) {
+    throw new Error('[dees-editor] monaco-editor/package.json does not expose a version field');
+  }
+  return monacoPackage.version;
+}
+
+function writeVersionModule(version) {
+  const targetDir = path.join(projectRoot, 'ts_web', 'elements', 'dees-editor');
+  fs.mkdirSync(targetDir, { recursive: true });
+  const targetFile = path.join(targetDir, 'version.ts');
+  const fileContent = `// Auto-generated by scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs\nexport const MONACO_VERSION = '${version}';\n`;
+  fs.writeFileSync(targetFile, fileContent, 'utf8');
+  console.log(`[dees-editor] Wrote ${path.relative(projectRoot, targetFile)} with monaco-editor@${version}`);
+}
+
+try {
+  const version = getMonacoVersion();
+  writeVersionModule(version);
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error('[dees-editor] Failed to update Monaco version module.');
+  console.error(error instanceof Error ? error.message : error);
+  process.exitCode = 1;
+}
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/dees-editor.ts b/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/dees-editor.ts
index 2a365fb..7514c3d 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/dees-editor.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/dees-editor.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   cssManager,
 } from '@design.estate/dees-element';
 import * as domtools from '@design.estate/dees-domtools';
+import { MONACO_VERSION } from './version.js';
 
 import type * as monaco from 'monaco-editor';
 
@@ -80,10 +81,11 @@ export class DeesEditor extends DeesElement {
   ): Promise<void> {
     super.firstUpdated(_changedProperties);
     const container = this.shadowRoot.getElementById('container');
+    const monacoCdnBase = `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/monaco-editor@${MONACO_VERSION}`;
 
     if (!DeesEditor.monacoDeferred) {
       DeesEditor.monacoDeferred = domtools.plugins.smartpromise.defer();
-      const scriptUrl = `https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/monaco-editor/min/vs/loader.js`;
+      const scriptUrl = `${monacoCdnBase}/min/vs/loader.js`;
       const script = document.createElement('script');
       script.src = scriptUrl;
       script.onload = () => {
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ export class DeesEditor extends DeesElement {
     await DeesEditor.monacoDeferred.promise;
 
     (window as any).require.config({
-      paths: { vs: 'https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/monaco-editor/min/vs' },
+      paths: { vs: `${monacoCdnBase}/min/vs` },
     });
     (window as any).require(['vs/editor/editor.main'], async () => {
       const editor = ((window as any).monaco.editor as typeof monaco.editor).create(container, {
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ export class DeesEditor extends DeesElement {
       this.editorDeferred.resolve(editor);
     });
     const css = await (
-      await fetch('https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/monaco-editor/min/vs/editor/editor.main.css')
+      await fetch(`${monacoCdnBase}/min/vs/editor/editor.main.css`)
     ).text();
     const styleElement = document.createElement('style');
     styleElement.textContent = css;
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/version.ts b/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/version.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..918039f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ts_web/elements/dees-editor/version.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+// Auto-generated by scripts/update-monaco-version.cjs
+export const MONACO_VERSION = '0.52.2';
diff --git a/ts_web/elements/index.ts b/ts_web/elements/index.ts
index 301ae6c..7e045a6 100644
--- a/ts_web/elements/index.ts
+++ b/ts_web/elements/index.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export * from './dees-contextmenu.js';
 export * from './dees-dataview-codebox.js';
 export * from './dees-dataview-statusobject.js';
 export * from './dees-dashboardgrid/index.js';
-export * from './dees-editor.js';
+export * from './dees-editor/dees-editor.js';
 export * from './dees-editor-markdown.js';
 export * from './dees-editor-markdownoutlet.js';
 export * from './dees-form-submit.js';