diff --git a/server/constants/env.go b/server/constants/env.go
index 26eb8bd..4206c37 100644
--- a/server/constants/env.go
+++ b/server/constants/env.go
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package constants
 
+var VERSION = "0.0.1"
+
 const (
 	// Envstore identifier
 	// StringStore string store identifier
@@ -13,8 +15,6 @@ const (
 	EnvKeyEnv = "ENV"
 	// EnvKeyEnvPath key for cli arg variable ENV_PATH
 	EnvKeyEnvPath = "ENV_PATH"
-	// EnvKeyVersion key for build arg version
-	EnvKeyVersion = "VERSION"
 	// EnvKeyAuthorizerURL key for env variable AUTHORIZER_URL
 	// TODO: remove support AUTHORIZER_URL env
 	EnvKeyAuthorizerURL = "AUTHORIZER_URL"
diff --git a/server/main.go b/server/main.go
index 4af8299..9a21b29 100644
--- a/server/main.go
+++ b/server/main.go
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ func main() {
 	envstore.ARG_ENV_FILE = flag.String("env_file", "", "Env file path")
 	flag.Parse()
 
-	envstore.EnvStoreObj.UpdateEnvVariable(constants.StringStoreIdentifier, constants.EnvKeyVersion, VERSION)
+	log.Println("=> version:", VERSION)
+	constants.VERSION = VERSION
 
 	// initialize required envs (mainly db & env file path)
 	err := env.InitRequiredEnv()
diff --git a/server/test/resolvers_test.go b/server/test/resolvers_test.go
index f47e034..bc8eedc 100644
--- a/server/test/resolvers_test.go
+++ b/server/test/resolvers_test.go
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ func TestResolvers(t *testing.T) {
 		// constants.DbTypeArangodb: "http://localhost:8529",
 		// constants.DbTypeMongodb:  "mongodb://localhost:27017",
 	}
-	envstore.EnvStoreObj.UpdateEnvVariable(constants.StringStoreIdentifier, constants.EnvKeyVersion, "test")
+
 	for dbType, dbURL := range databases {
 		s := testSetup()
 		envstore.EnvStoreObj.UpdateEnvVariable(constants.StringStoreIdentifier, constants.EnvKeyDatabaseURL, dbURL)
diff --git a/server/utils/meta.go b/server/utils/meta.go
index 916e3f1..bf33250 100644
--- a/server/utils/meta.go
+++ b/server/utils/meta.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // GetMeta helps in getting the meta data about the deployment from EnvData
 func GetMetaInfo() model.Meta {
 	return model.Meta{
-		Version:                      envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyVersion),
+		Version:                      constants.VERSION,
 		ClientID:                     envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyClientID),
 		IsGoogleLoginEnabled:         envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyGoogleClientID) != "" && envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyGoogleClientSecret) != "",
 		IsGithubLoginEnabled:         envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyGithubClientID) != "" && envstore.EnvStoreObj.GetStringStoreEnvVariable(constants.EnvKeyGithubClientSecret) != "",