diff --git a/update_filelist.py b/update_filelist.py
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+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import os
+import re
+import subprocess
+
+dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+filename = 'chatterino.pro'
+data = ""
+
+with open(filename, 'r') as project:
+    data = project.read()
+    sources = subprocess.getoutput("find ./src -type f -regex '.*\.cpp' | sed 's_\./_    _g'")
+    sources = re.sub(r'$', r' \\\\', sources, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    sources += "\n"
+    data = re.sub(r'^SOURCES(.|\r|\n)*?^$', 'SOURCES += \\\n' + sources, data, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+
+    headers = subprocess.getoutput("find ./src -type f -regex '.*\.hpp' | sed 's_\./_    _g'")
+    headers = re.sub(r'$', r' \\\\', headers, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+    headers += "\n"
+    data = re.sub(r'^HEADERS(.|\r|\n)*?^$', 'HEADERS += \\\n' + headers, data, flags=re.MULTILINE)
+
+with open(filename, 'w') as project:
+    project.write(data)
+