diff --git a/cmd/gomod.go b/cmd/gomod.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a9ca7d93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/gomod.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+
+	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
+)
+
+func GetWailsVersion() (*semver.Version, error) {
+	var FS = NewFSHelper()
+	var result *semver.Version
+
+	// Load file
+	var err error
+	goModFile, err := filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(".", "go.mod"))
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load go.mod at %s", goModFile)
+	}
+	goMod, err := FS.LoadAsString(goModFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load go.mod")
+	}
+
+	// Find wails version
+	versionRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`.*github.com/wailsapp/wails.*(v\d+.\d+.\d+(?:-pre\d+)?)`)
+	versions := versionRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(goMod)
+
+	if len(versions) != 2 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine Wails version")
+	}
+
+	version := versions[1]
+	result, err = semver.NewVersion(version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse Wails version: %s", version)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+
+}
+
+func GetCurrentVersion() (*semver.Version, error) {
+	result, err := semver.NewVersion(Version)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse Wails version: %s", Version)
+	}
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func GoModOutOfSync() (bool, error) {
+	gomodversion, err := GetWailsVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
+	currentVersion, err := GetCurrentVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
+	result := !currentVersion.Equal(gomodversion)
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func UpdateGoModVersion() error {
+	currentVersion, err := GetCurrentVersion()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	currentVersionString := currentVersion.String()
+
+	requireLine := "-require=github.com/wailsapp/wails@v" + currentVersionString
+
+	// Issue: go mod edit -require=github.com/wailsapp/wails@1.0.2-pre5
+	helper := NewProgramHelper()
+	command := []string{"go", "mod", "edit", requireLine}
+	return helper.RunCommandArray(command)
+
+}
diff --git a/cmd/wails/15_migrate.go b/cmd/wails/15_migrate.go
index 39a6ddb4..f4c935f7 100644
--- a/cmd/wails/15_migrate.go
+++ b/cmd/wails/15_migrate.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
-	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/Masterminds/semver"
@@ -183,35 +182,13 @@ func checkProjectDirectory() error {
 
 func getWailsVersion() (*semver.Version, error) {
 	checkSpinner.Start("Get Wails Version")
-	var result *semver.Version
 
-	// Load file
-	var err error
-	goModFile, err = filepath.Abs(filepath.Join(".", "go.mod"))
+	result, err := cmd.GetWailsVersion()
+
 	if err != nil {
-		checkSpinner.Error()
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load go.mod at %s", goModFile)
+		checkSpinner.Error(err.Error())
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	goMod, err = migrateFS.LoadAsString(goModFile)
-	if err != nil {
-		checkSpinner.Error()
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to load go.mod")
-	}
-
-	// Find wails version
-	versionRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(`.*github.com/wailsapp/wails.*(v\d+.\d+.\d+)`)
-	versions := versionRegexp.FindStringSubmatch(goMod)
-
-	if len(versions) != 2 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to determine Wails version")
-	}
-
-	version := versions[1]
-	result, err = semver.NewVersion(version)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Unable to parse Wails version: %s", version)
-	}
-	checkSpinner.Success("Found Wails Version: " + version)
 	return result, nil
 
 }
diff --git a/cmd/wails/4_build.go b/cmd/wails/4_build.go
index f1fbb8ce..c5398c07 100644
--- a/cmd/wails/4_build.go
+++ b/cmd/wails/4_build.go
@@ -106,6 +106,27 @@ func init() {
 			projectOptions.SetTypescriptDefsFilename(typescriptFilename)
 		}
 
+		// Update go.mod if it is out of sync with current version
+		outofsync, err := cmd.GoModOutOfSync()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		gomodVersion, err := cmd.GetWailsVersion()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if outofsync {
+			syncMessage := fmt.Sprintf("Updating go.mod (Wails version %s => %s)", gomodVersion, cmd.Version)
+			buildSpinner := spinner.NewSpinner(syncMessage)
+			buildSpinner.Start()
+			err := cmd.UpdateGoModVersion()
+			if err != nil {
+				buildSpinner.Error(err.Error())
+				return err
+			}
+			buildSpinner.Success()
+		}
+
 		err = cmd.BuildApplication(projectOptions.BinaryName, forceRebuild, buildMode, packageApp, projectOptions)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err