diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
index 942ddbc386..8b38900b49 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt.run
@@ -484,9 +484,23 @@ file copy -force [genode_dir]/repos/gems/recipes/raw/depot_download/depot_downlo
 file copy -force [genode_dir]/depot/[depot_user]/pubkey   [run_dir]/genode/[depot_user]_pubkey
 file copy -force [genode_dir]/depot/[depot_user]/download [run_dir]/genode/[depot_user]_download
 
+file copy -force [genode_dir]/VERSION [run_dir]/genode/
+
 exec gzip -dc [genode_dir]/repos/gems/run/sculpt/machine.vdi.gz > [run_dir]/genode/machine.vdi
 
 
+#
+# Define 'VERSION' ROM module
+#
+proc sculpt_version { } {
+	return "[string trim [exec cat [genode_dir]/VERSION]]" }
+
+# write file with newline (for producing nice output when using 'cat /VERSION')
+set fd [open [run_dir]/genode/VERSION w]
+puts $fd "[sculpt_version]"
+close $fd
+
+
 #
 # Package-management support
 #
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
index 9adc4b2a89..c16b3621dc 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/leitzentrale.config
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@
 								<dir name="tmp"> <ram /> </dir>
 								<dir name="share"> <dir name="vim"> <rom name="vimrc"/> </dir> </dir>
 								<rom name="README"/>
+								<rom name="VERSION"/>
 							</fstab>
 							<start name="/bin/bash">
 								<env name="TERM" value="screen" />
diff --git a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/load_runtime.config b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/load_runtime.config
index f830047056..9a4cf8a084 100644
--- a/repos/gems/run/sculpt/load_runtime.config
+++ b/repos/gems/run/sculpt/load_runtime.config
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<config verbose="yes">
+<config>
 
 	<report init_ram="yes" requested="yes" child_ram="yes" delay_ms="2000" buffer="128K"/>
 
@@ -30,42 +30,26 @@
 		<provides> <service name="File_system"/> </provides>
 	</start>
 
-	<start name="nit_fb" version="initial">
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
-		<provides> <service name="Framebuffer"/> <service name="Input"/> </provides>
-		<config xpos="200" ypos="5000" width="800" height="600"/>
-	</start>
-
-	<start name="terminal" version="initial">
-		<binary name="terminal"/>
-		<resource name="RAM" quantum="4M"/>
-		<provides> <service name="Terminal"/> </provides>
-		<route>
-			<service name="ROM" label="config"> <parent label="config -> fonts.config"/> </service>
-			<service name="Framebuffer"> <child name="nit_fb"/> </service>
-			<service name="Input">       <child name="nit_fb"/> </service>
-			<any-service> <parent/> </any-service>
-		</route>
-	</start>
-
 	<start name="noux" caps="500" version="initial">
 		<binary name="noux"/>
 		<resource name="RAM" quantum="100M" />
-		<config>
+		<config stdout="/dev/null" stderr="/dev/null" stdin="/dev/null">
 			<fstab>
 				<inline name=".bash_profile">
-					cp /rw/config/*                   /config/
-					cp /rw/config/subinit/*.config    /config/subinit/
-					cp /rw/config/deploy/*            /config/deploy/
-					cp /rw/config/leitzentrale/config /config/leitzentrale/
-					cp /rw/config/runtime/*.config    /config/runtime/
-					cp /rw/config/runtime/config      /config/runtime/
+					export VERSION=`cat /VERSION`
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/*                   /config/
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/subinit/*.config    /config/subinit/
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/deploy/*            /config/deploy/
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/leitzentrale/config /config/leitzentrale/
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/runtime/*.config    /config/runtime/
+					cp /rw/config/$VERSION/runtime/config      /config/runtime/
 				</inline>
 				<tar name="bash-minimal.tar" />
 				<tar name="coreutils-minimal.tar" />
-				<dir name="dev"> <zero/> <null/> </dir>
+				<dir name="dev"> <zero/> <null/> <log/> </dir>
 				<dir name="rw">     <fs label="target"/> </dir>
 				<dir name="config"> <fs label="config"/> </dir>
+				<rom name="VERSION"/>
 			</fstab>
 			<start name="/bin/bash">
 				<env name="TERM" value="screen" />
@@ -77,7 +61,6 @@
 		<route>
 			<service name="File_system" label="target"> <child name="fs"/> </service>
 			<service name="File_system" label="config"> <parent label="config"/> </service>
-			<service name="Terminal"> <child name="terminal"/> </service>
 			<any-service> <parent/> </any-service>
 		</route>
 	</start>