diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 8729b6e..43bb2b4 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(),
+    package_version: process.env.npm_package_version
 }
 let errors = 0
 if (typeof config.internal_port !== "number") {
diff --git a/src/loaders/openapi.ts b/src/loaders/openapi.ts
index 7d8acfe..6f2056c 100644
--- a/src/loaders/openapi.ts
+++ b/src/loaders/openapi.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import express, { Application } from "express";
 import path from 'path';
 import { getMetadataArgsStorage } from "routing-controllers";
 import { routingControllersToSpec } from "routing-controllers-openapi";
+import { config } from '../config';
 
 /**
  * Loader for everything openapi related - from creating the schema to serving it via a static route and swaggerUiExpress.
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ export default async (app: Application) => {
       info: {
         description: "The the backend API for the LfK! runner system.",
         title: "LfK! Backend API",
-        version: "0.0.8",
+        version: config.package_version,
       },
     }
   );