diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
index eb0f79e..2067f9b 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -104,18 +104,21 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
 
-      - name: Generate image tags
+      - name: Generate image tags and version
         id: tags
         run: |
           TAGS="${{ env.IMAGE }}:${{ github.sha }}"
+          BUILD_VERSION="dev"
           if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/main" ]]; then
             TAGS="$TAGS,${{ env.IMAGE }}:latest"
           elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == "refs/heads/dev" ]]; then
             TAGS="$TAGS,${{ env.IMAGE }}:dev"
           elif [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/* ]]; then
             TAGS="$TAGS,${{ env.IMAGE }}:latest,${{ env.IMAGE }}:${{ github.ref_name }}"
+            BUILD_VERSION="${{ github.ref_name }}"
           fi
           echo "value=$TAGS" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "build_version=$BUILD_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
 
       - name: Set up Docker Buildx
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v4
@@ -133,5 +136,6 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           push: true
           tags: ${{ steps.tags.outputs.value }}
+          build-args: BUILD_VERSION=${{ steps.tags.outputs.build_version }}
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE }}:cache
           cache-to: type=registry,ref=${{ env.IMAGE }}:cache,mode=max
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8a8275d..699e156 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -21,5 +21,10 @@ COPY alembic/ alembic/
 # Ensure Python finds the source tree (where static files live) before site-packages
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app/src
 
+# Version is injected at build time via --build-arg BUILD_VERSION=YY.MM.DD.N
+# Falls back to "dev" for local / untagged builds
+ARG BUILD_VERSION=dev
+ENV APP_VERSION=$BUILD_VERSION
+
 EXPOSE 5000
 CMD ["sh", "-c", "alembic upgrade head && hypercorn 'fabledassistant.app:create_app()' --bind 0.0.0.0:5000 --keep-alive 600"]
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
index 2cb95e6..89d67d6 100644
--- a/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/SettingsView.vue
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const saving = ref(false);
 const saved = ref(false);
 const exporting = ref(false);
 const restoring = ref(false);
+const appVersion = ref('dev');
 const restoreFileInput = ref<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
 
 // Migrate stored "admin" → "config"; unknown tabs fall back to "general"
@@ -176,6 +177,10 @@ const searchLoading = ref(false);
 const searchError = ref("");
 
 onMounted(async () => {
+  try {
+    const v = await apiGet<{ version: string }>('/api/version')
+    appVersion.value = v.version
+  } catch { /* non-critical */ }
   await store.fetchSettings();
   pushStore.checkSubscription();
   assistantName.value = store.assistantName;
@@ -1031,6 +1036,11 @@ function formatUserDate(iso: string): string {
         </div>
       </section>
 
+      <section class="settings-section full-width">
+        <h2>About</h2>
+        <p class="version-line">Fabled Assistant <span class="version-badge">{{ appVersion }}</span></p>
+      </section>
+
     </div>
 
     <!-- ── Integrations ── -->
@@ -2206,6 +2216,25 @@ function formatUserDate(iso: string): string {
   margin-right: 0.25rem;
 }
 
+/* ── About / version ─────────────────────────────────────────── */
+.version-line {
+  margin: 0;
+  font-size: 0.9rem;
+  color: var(--color-text-secondary);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.6rem;
+}
+.version-badge {
+  font-family: ui-monospace, monospace;
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.5rem;
+  background: var(--color-bg-secondary);
+  border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+  color: var(--color-text-muted);
+}
+
 /* ── Groups tab ──────────────────────────────────────────────── */
 .btn-primary {
   padding: 0.4rem 0.9rem;
diff --git a/src/fabledassistant/routes/api.py b/src/fabledassistant/routes/api.py
index 9f8af18..a15fd84 100644
--- a/src/fabledassistant/routes/api.py
+++ b/src/fabledassistant/routes/api.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import os
+
 from quart import Blueprint, jsonify
 
 api = Blueprint("api", __name__, url_prefix="/api")
@@ -6,3 +8,8 @@ api = Blueprint("api", __name__, url_prefix="/api")
 @api.route("/health")
 async def health():
     return jsonify({"status": "ok"})
+
+
+@api.route("/version")
+async def version():
+    return jsonify({"version": os.environ.get("APP_VERSION", "dev")})