diff --git a/src/apispec.ts b/src/apispec.ts
index f0a6d85..de38236 100644
--- a/src/apispec.ts
+++ b/src/apispec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { MetadataArgsStorage } from 'routing-controllers';
 import { routingControllersToSpec } from 'routing-controllers-openapi';
+import { config } from './config';
 
 /**
  * This function generates a the openapi spec from route metadata and type schemas.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ export function generateSpec(storage: MetadataArgsStorage, schemas) {
             info: {
                 description: "The the backend API for the LfK! runner system.",
                 title: "LfK! Backend API",
-                version: process.env.npm_package_version
+                version: config.version
             },
         }
     );
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 8729b6e..2e01f0e 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@ export const config = {
     development: process.env.NODE_ENV === "production",
     jwt_secret: process.env.JWT_SECRET || "secretjwtsecret",
     phone_validation_countrycode: process.env.PHONE_COUNTRYCODE || "ZZ",
-    postalcode_validation_countrycode: getPostalCodeLocale()
+    postalcode_validation_countrycode: getPostalCodeLocale(),
+    version: process.env.VERSION || require('../package.json').version
 }
 let errors = 0
 if (typeof config.internal_port !== "number") {