diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index 96c0641..7ed2eff 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 import { execSync } from "child_process";
+import { readFileSync } from "fs";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 
+// Get version from package.json
+const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync("./package.json", "utf-8"));
+const appVersion = packageJson.version || "0.0.0";
+
 // Get git commit hash
 let commitHash = "development";
 try {
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
         "https://github.com/openscan-explorer/explorer"
     ),
     "process.env.REACT_APP_VERSION": JSON.stringify(
-      process.env.REACT_APP_VERSION || "1.0.0-alpha"
+      process.env.REACT_APP_VERSION || appVersion
     ),
     "process.env.REACT_APP_OPENSCAN_NETWORKS": JSON.stringify(
       process.env.REACT_APP_OPENSCAN_NETWORKS || ""