diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-build.yaml b/.github/workflows/dev-build.yaml
index 18873afe4..e699a630f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-build.yaml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ concurrency:
 
 on:
   push:
-    branches: ['3982-disable-login-simple-sso'] # put your current branch to create a build. Core team only.
+    branches: ['4034-version-control'] # put your current branch to create a build. Core team only.
     paths-ignore:
       - '**.md'
       - 'cloud-deployments/*'
diff --git a/collector/package.json b/collector/package.json
index 628501e7f..19c29848b 100644
--- a/collector/package.json
+++ b/collector/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "anything-llm-document-collector",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "1.8.2",
   "description": "Document collector server endpoints",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Timothy Carambat (Mintplex Labs)",
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 221d2e400..f9ffbd55e 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ USER anythingllm
 # Setup the environment
 ENV NODE_ENV=production
 ENV ANYTHING_LLM_RUNTIME=docker
+ENV DEPLOYMENT_VERSION=1.8.2
 
 # Setup the healthcheck
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=1m --timeout=10s --start-period=1m \
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/SettingsSidebar/index.jsx b/frontend/src/components/SettingsSidebar/index.jsx
index 03d39d463..ad7024110 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/SettingsSidebar/index.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/SettingsSidebar/index.jsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import showToast from "@/utils/toast";
 import System from "@/models/system";
 import Option from "./MenuOption";
 import { CanViewChatHistoryProvider } from "../CanViewChatHistory";
+import useAppVersion from "@/hooks/useAppVersion";
 
 export default function SettingsSidebar() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ export default function SettingsSidebar() {
                     >
                       {t("settings.privacy")}
                     </Link>
+                    <AppVersion />
                   </div>
                 </div>
               </div>
@@ -169,6 +171,7 @@ export default function SettingsSidebar() {
                   >
                     {t("settings.privacy")}
                   </Link>
+                  <AppVersion />
                 </div>
               </div>
             </div>
@@ -451,3 +454,18 @@ function HoldToReveal({ children, holdForMs = 3_000 }) {
   if (!showing) return null;
   return children;
 }
+
+function AppVersion() {
+  const { version, isLoading } = useAppVersion();
+  if (isLoading) return null;
+  return (
+    <Link
+      to={`https://github.com/Mintplex-Labs/anything-llm/releases/tag/v${version}`}
+      target="_blank"
+      rel="noreferrer"
+      className="text-theme-text-secondary light:opacity-80 opacity-50 text-xs mx-3"
+    >
+      v{version}
+    </Link>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/useAppVersion.js b/frontend/src/hooks/useAppVersion.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e0cbb28b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/useAppVersion.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import System from "../models/system";
+
+/**
+ * Hook to fetch the app version.
+ * @returns {Object} The app version.
+ * @returns {string | null} version - The app version.
+ * @returns {boolean} isLoading - Whether the app version is loading.
+ */
+export default function useAppVersion() {
+  const [version, setVersion] = useState(null);
+  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(true);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    System.fetchAppVersion()
+      .then(setVersion)
+      .finally(() => setIsLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+  return { version, isLoading };
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/models/system.js b/frontend/src/models/system.js
index ddb9d8209..6dd30a6b5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/models/system.js
+++ b/frontend/src/models/system.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ const System = {
     supportEmail: "anythingllm_support_email",
     customAppName: "anythingllm_custom_app_name",
     canViewChatHistory: "anythingllm_can_view_chat_history",
+    deploymentVersion: "anythingllm_deployment_version",
   },
   ping: async function () {
     return await fetch(`${API_BASE}/ping`)
@@ -742,6 +743,36 @@ const System = {
       });
   },
 
+  /**
+   * Fetches the app version from the server.
+   * @returns {Promise<string | null>} The app version.
+   */
+  fetchAppVersion: async function () {
+    const cache = window.localStorage.getItem(this.cacheKeys.deploymentVersion);
+    const { version, lastFetched } = cache
+      ? safeJsonParse(cache, { version: null, lastFetched: 0 })
+      : { version: null, lastFetched: 0 };
+
+    if (!!version && Date.now() - lastFetched < 3_600_000) return version;
+    const newVersion = await fetch(`${API_BASE}/utils/metrics`, {
+      method: "GET",
+      cache: "no-cache",
+    })
+      .then((res) => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error("Could not fetch app version.");
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .then((res) => res?.version)
+      .catch(() => null);
+
+    if (!newVersion) return null;
+    window.localStorage.setItem(
+      this.cacheKeys.deploymentVersion,
+      JSON.stringify({ version: newVersion, lastFetched: Date.now() })
+    );
+    return newVersion;
+  },
+
   experimentalFeatures: {
     liveSync: LiveDocumentSync,
     agentPlugins: AgentPlugins,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9f50319f..b4ce57f3b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "anything-llm",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "1.8.2",
   "description": "The best solution for turning private documents into a chat bot using off-the-shelf tools and commercially viable AI technologies.",
   "main": "index.js",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/server/endpoints/utils.js b/server/endpoints/utils.js
index 399d8cf5f..cf4183251 100644
--- a/server/endpoints/utils.js
+++ b/server/endpoints/utils.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ function utilEndpoints(app) {
           : "single-user",
         vectorDB: process.env.VECTOR_DB || "lancedb",
         storage: await getDiskStorage(),
+        version: getDeploymentVersion(),
       };
       response.status(200).json(metrics);
     } catch (e) {
@@ -148,6 +149,20 @@ function getModelTag() {
   return model;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns the deployment version.
+ * - Dev: reads from package.json
+ * - Prod: reads from ENV
+ * expected format: major.minor.patch
+ * @returns {string|null} The deployment version.
+ */
+function getDeploymentVersion() {
+  if (process.env.NODE_ENV === "development")
+    return require("../../package.json").version;
+  if (process.env.DEPLOYMENT_VERSION) return process.env.DEPLOYMENT_VERSION;
+  return null;
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   utilEndpoints,
   getGitVersion,
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index f226239d8..7fb19a9bb 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "anything-llm-server",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "1.8.2",
   "description": "Server endpoints to process or create content for chatting",
   "main": "index.js",
   "author": "Timothy Carambat (Mintplex Labs)",