diff --git a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
index 9e4ee80..00a14c8 100644
--- a/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/about/+page.svelte
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 <script lang='ts'>
   import { Heading } from "flowbite-svelte";
+  
+  // Get the git tag version from environment variables
+  const gitTagVersion = import.meta.env.GIT_TAG || 'development';
 </script>
 
 <div class='w-full flex justify-center'>
   <main class='main-leather flex flex-col space-y-4 max-w-2xl w-full mt-4 mb-4'>
-    <Heading tag='h1' class='h-leather mb-2'>About</Heading>
+    <div class="flex justify-between items-center">
+      <Heading tag='h1' class='h-leather mb-2'>About</Heading>
+      <span class="text-sm bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 px-2 py-1 rounded">Version: {gitTagVersion}</span>
+    </div>
     <p>Alexandria is a reader and writer for <a href="https://github.com/nostr-protocol/nips/pull/1600" class='underline' target="_blank">curated publications</a> (in Asciidoc), and will eventually also support long-form articles (Markdown) and wiki pages (Asciidoc). It is produced by the <a href="https://wikistr.com/gitcitadel-project" class='underline' target="_blank">GitCitadel project team</a>.</p>
 
     <p>Please submit support issues on the <a href="https://gitcitadel.com/r/naddr1qvzqqqrhnypzplfq3m5v3u5r0q9f255fdeyz8nyac6lagssx8zy4wugxjs8ajf7pqy88wumn8ghj7mn0wvhxcmmv9uqq5emfw33kjarpv3jkcs83wav" class='underline' target="_blank">project repo page</a> and follow us on <a href="https://github.com/ShadowySupercode/gitcitadel" class='underline' target="_blank">GitHub</a> and <a href="https://geyser.fund/project/gitcitadel" class='underline' target="_blank">Geyserfund</a>.</p>
@@ -53,4 +59,4 @@
     <p><img src="/screenshots/Documentation.png" alt="Documentation" class='image-border'></p>
 
   </main>
-</div>
\ No newline at end of file
+</div>
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index b9ba52c..7a6e207 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,26 @@
 import { sveltekit } from "@sveltejs/kit/vite";
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
+import { execSync } from "child_process";
+
+// Function to get the latest git tag
+function getLatestGitTag() {
+  try {
+    // Get the latest git tag
+    const tag = execSync('git describe --tags --abbrev=0').toString().trim();
+    return tag;
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Failed to get git tag:", error);
+    return "unknown";
+  }
+}
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [sveltekit()],
   test: {
     include: ['./tests/unit/**/*.unit-test.js']
+  },
+  define: {
+    // Expose the git tag as a global variable
+    'import.meta.env.GIT_TAG': JSON.stringify(getLatestGitTag())
   }
 });