diff --git a/.htaccess b/.htaccess
index fad44ccd..81e3ed4a 100644
--- a/.htaccess
+++ b/.htaccess
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 <FilesMatch "\.(php|php3|php4|php5|phtml|inc)$">
 	Deny from all
+</FilesMatch>
+<FilesMatch "silverstripe_version$">
+	Deny from all
 </FilesMatch>
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diff --git a/web.config b/web.config
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0e3d0aad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/web.config
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<configuration>
+	<system.webServer>
+		<security>
+			<requestFiltering>
+				<hiddenSegments>
+					<add segment="silverstripe_version" />
+				</hiddenSegments>
+			</requestFiltering>
+		</security>
+	</system.webServer>
+</configuration>
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