diff --git a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar
index 9af4143a..b88eb0c3 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-library/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/build.xml b/diylc/diylc-swing/build.xml
index aa5db7f6..980f4f86 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/build.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/build.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	<property name="jar.dir" value="${build.dir}/jar" />
 	<property name="report.dir" value="${build.dir}/junitreport" />
 	<property name="main.class" value="org.diylc.DIYLCStarter" />
-	<property name="diylc.version" value="3.39.0" />
+	<property name="diylc.version" value="3.40.0" />
 
 	<property name="classes.dir" value="${build.dir}/temp/${ant.project.name}/classes" />
 	<property name="test.classes.dir" value="${build.dir}/temp/${ant.project.name}/test.classes" />
@@ -67,19 +67,21 @@
 				<attribute name="Built-By" value="${user.name}" />
 				<attribute name="Main-Class" value="${main.class}" />
 				<attribute name="Class-Path" value="${manifest.class.path}" />
+				<attribute name="SplashScreen-Image" value="splash.png" />
 			</manifest>
 		</jar>
 	</target>
 
 	<target name="mac" depends="jar">
 		<taskdef name="jarbundler" classname="net.sourceforge.jarbundler.JarBundler" />
-		<jarbundler bundleid="org.diylc" dir="${jar.dir}" name="DIYLC" version="${diylc.version}" mainclass="${main.class}" stubfile="JavaApplicationStub" vmoptions="-Xms512m -Xmx2048m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true" icon="icons/diylc.icns" workingdirectory="$APP_PACKAGE/Contents/Resources" infostring="DIY Layout Creator by bancika (diy-fever.com)">
+		<jarbundler bundleid="org.diylc" dir="${jar.dir}" name="DIYLC" version="${diylc.version}" mainclass="${main.class}" stubfile="JavaApplicationStub" vmoptions="splash:splash.png -Xms512m -Xmx2048m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true" icon="icons/diylc.icns" workingdirectory="$APP_PACKAGE/Contents/Resources" infostring="DIY Layout Creator by bancika (diy-fever.com)">
 			<jarfileset dir="${jar.dir}">
 				<include name="diylc.jar" />
 				<include name="lib/**/*.jar" />
 				<include name="library/**/*.jar" />
 			</jarfileset>
 			<resourcefileset dir="${basedir}">
+				<include name="splash.png" />
 				<include name="update.xml" />
 				<include name="templates**/*.diy" />
 				<include name="themes**/*.xml" />
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@
 			<zipfileset dir="." includes="run.sh" />
 			<zipfileset dir="." includes="diylc.l4j.ini" />
 			<zipfileset dir="." includes="diylc.exe" />
+			<zipfileset dir="." includes="splash.png" />
 		</zip>
 		<zip destfile="${build.dir}/diylc-${diylc.version}-osx.zip">
 			<zipfileset filemode="755" dir="${jar.dir}/DIYLC.app" prefix="DIYLC.app" />
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/diylc.l4j.ini b/diylc/diylc-swing/diylc.l4j.ini
index 1ae2d02e..1abdcae2 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/diylc.l4j.ini
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/diylc.l4j.ini
@@ -1 +1 @@
--Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
\ No newline at end of file
+-splash:splash.png -Xms512m -Xmx1024m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss b/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
index 52655335..d2f4e31c 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/install.iss
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source: "diylc.exe"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "diylc.l4j.ini"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "config.xml"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "update.xml"; DestDir: "{app}"
+Source: "splash.png"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "diylc.ico"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "build\jar\diylc.jar"; DestDir: "{app}"
 Source: "build\jar\lib\*"; DestDir: "{app}\lib"
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar
index 9af4143a..b88eb0c3 100644
Binary files a/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar and b/diylc/diylc-swing/lib/diylc-core.jar differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/run.sh b/diylc/diylc-swing/run.sh
index e45938c3..898f67a5 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/run.sh
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/run.sh
@@ -1 +1 @@
-java -Xms512m -Xmx2048m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter
\ No newline at end of file
+java -splash:splash.png -Xms512m -Xmx2048m -Dorg.diylc.scriptRun=true -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -cp diylc.jar:lib org.diylc.DIYLCStarter
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/splash.png b/diylc/diylc-swing/splash.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c157d178
Binary files /dev/null and b/diylc/diylc-swing/splash.png differ
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/DIYLCStarter.java b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/DIYLCStarter.java
index 66d0d8c4..b8c8e3a8 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/DIYLCStarter.java
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/src/org/diylc/DIYLCStarter.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class DIYLCStarter {
   /**
    * @param args
    */
-  public static void main(String[] args) {    
+  public static void main(String[] args) {
     URL url = DIYLCStarter.class.getResource("log4j.properties");
     Properties properties = new Properties();
     try {
@@ -95,7 +95,5 @@ public class DIYLCStarter {
     } catch (Exception e) {
       LOG.error("Could not read config.properties file", e);
     }
-    
-
   }
 }
diff --git a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
index 8a7472bb..39a8179a 100644
--- a/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
+++ b/diylc/diylc-swing/update.xml
@@ -1774,6 +1774,10 @@
 					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
 					<description>Ability to change PCB board shape from rectangular to oval.</description>
 				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
+					<changeType>NEW_FEATURE</changeType>
+					<description>Added bitchin new splash screen</description>
+				</org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>	
 				<org.diylc.appframework.update.Change>
 					<changeType>IMPROVEMENT</changeType>
 					<description>Do not block the UI while checking for new version at startup (can be problematic when there's connectivity issues)</description>