diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index df20f63..070a4de 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ RUN composer --working-dir=/srv install
 
 FROM php:apache
 LABEL maintainer="Luke Tainton <luke@tainton.uk>"
+ARG VERSION
 RUN docker-php-ext-install pdo_mysql && a2enmod rewrite remoteip
 COPY vhost.conf /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf
 COPY --from=build /srv /srv
+RUN echo $VERSION > /srv/includes/VERSION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/includes/app_functions.php b/app/includes/app_functions.php
index 6b24d39..7717b83 100644
--- a/app/includes/app_functions.php
+++ b/app/includes/app_functions.php
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 <?php
+
+  function get_version() {
+    $version = "v" . file_get_contents(__DIR__ . '/VERSION');
+    return $version;
+  }
+
   function get_all_users($db) {
     try {
       $stmt = "SELECT * FROM users";
diff --git a/app/includes/footer.php b/app/includes/footer.php
index 6c39b39..c737d4d 100644
--- a/app/includes/footer.php
+++ b/app/includes/footer.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <footer class="footer mt-auto py-3">
   <div class="text-center text-muted">
     <?php
-      echo($_ENV['APP_NAME'] . " v" . $_ENV['APP_VERSION']);
+      echo($_ENV['APP_NAME'] . " " . get_version());
       if ($_ENV['APP_NAME'] != "FHeD") {
           echo(", powered by FHeD");
       };