diff --git a/hyfetch/constants.py b/hyfetch/constants.py
index 94afc99c..81536d40 100644
--- a/hyfetch/constants.py
+++ b/hyfetch/constants.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
 from .types import LightDark
+from .__version__ import VERSION
 
 CONFIG_PATH = Path.home() / '.config/hyfetch.json'
 
diff --git a/hyfetch/main.py b/hyfetch/main.py
index f0a30234..14f71aed 100755
--- a/hyfetch/main.py
+++ b/hyfetch/main.py
@@ -376,7 +376,8 @@ def run():
 
     # Check if it's June (pride month)
     now = datetime.datetime.now()
-    if now.month == 6 and now.year not in config.pride_month_shown and os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()):
+    june_path = CACHE_PATH / f'animation-displayed-{now.year}'
+    if now.month == 6 and now.year not in config.pride_month_shown and not june_path.is_file() and os.isatty(sys.stdout.fileno()):
         args.june = True
 
     if args.june and not config.pride_month_disable:
@@ -385,9 +386,10 @@ def run():
         print("Happy pride month!")
         print("(You can always view the animation again with `hyfetch --june`)")
         print()
-        if now.year not in config.pride_month_shown:
-            config.pride_month_shown.append(now.year)
-        config.save()
+
+        if not june_path.is_file():
+            june_path.parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            june_path.touch()
 
     # Use a custom distro
     GLOBAL_CFG.override_distro = args.distro or config.distro
diff --git a/hyfetch/models.py b/hyfetch/models.py
index 6974ccae..7050e3b0 100644
--- a/hyfetch/models.py
+++ b/hyfetch/models.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class Config:
     color_align: ColorAlignment = field(default_factory=lambda: ColorAlignment('horizontal'))
     backend: BackendLiteral = "neofetch"
     distro: str | None = None
-    pride_month_shown: list[int] = field(default_factory=list)
+    pride_month_shown: list[int] = field(default_factory=list)  # This is deprecated, see issue #136
     pride_month_disable: bool = False
 
     @classmethod