diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-singleimage-test.yml b/.github/workflows/release-singleimage-test.yml
index 79b9afdd44..c3a14226ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-singleimage-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-singleimage-test.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ jobs:
           push: true
           pull: true
           platforms: linux/amd64,linux/arm64
+          build-args: BUDIBASE_VERSION=0.0.0+test
           tags: budibase/budibase-test:test
           file: ./hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2
           cache-from: type=registry,ref=budibase/budibase-test:test
@@ -64,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           context: .
           push: true
           platforms: linux/amd64
-          build-args: TARGETBUILD=aas
+          build-args: |
+            TARGETBUILD=aas
+            BUDIBASE_VERSION=0.0.0+test
           tags: budibase/budibase-test:aas
           file: ./hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2
diff --git a/hosting/docker-compose.build.yaml b/hosting/docker-compose.build.yaml
index e192620b59..7ead001a1c 100644
--- a/hosting/docker-compose.build.yaml
+++ b/hosting/docker-compose.build.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: packages/server/Dockerfile.v2
+      args:
+        - BUDIBASE_VERSION=0.0.0+dev-docker
     container_name: build-bbapps
     environment:
       SELF_HOSTED: 1
@@ -30,13 +32,13 @@ services:
     depends_on:
       - worker-service
       - redis-service
-  #    volumes:
-  #      - /some/path/to/plugins:/plugins
 
   worker-service:
     build:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: packages/worker/Dockerfile.v2
+      args:
+        - BUDIBASE_VERSION=0.0.0+dev-docker
     container_name: build-bbworker
     environment:
       SELF_HOSTED: 1
diff --git a/hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2 b/hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2
index a983f10044..5b07a51b27 100644
--- a/hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2
+++ b/hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ EXPOSE 443
 EXPOSE 2222
 VOLUME /data
 
+ARG BUDIBASE_VERSION
+# Ensuring the version argument is sent
+RUN test -n "$BUDIBASE_VERSION"
+ENV BUDIBASE_VERSION=$BUDIBASE_VERSION
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=15s --timeout=15s --start-period=45s CMD "/healthcheck.sh"
 
diff --git a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
index 3894bdd0f7..ed882fe96a 100644
--- a/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
+++ b/packages/backend-core/src/environment.ts
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ function getPackageJsonFields(): {
     const content = readFileSync(packageJsonFile!, "utf-8")
     const parsedContent = JSON.parse(content)
     return {
-      VERSION: parsedContent.version,
+      VERSION: process.env.BUDIBASE_VERSION || parsedContent.version,
       SERVICE_NAME: parsedContent.name,
     }
   } catch {
     // throwing an error here is confusing/causes backend-core to be hard to import
-    return { VERSION: "", SERVICE_NAME: "" }
+    return { VERSION: process.env.BUDIBASE_VERSION || "", SERVICE_NAME: "" }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/server/Dockerfile.v2 b/packages/server/Dockerfile.v2
index d5a86b037d..881c21299e 100644
--- a/packages/server/Dockerfile.v2
+++ b/packages/server/Dockerfile.v2
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ COPY packages/server/docker_run.sh .
 COPY packages/server/builder/ builder/
 COPY packages/server/client/ client/
 
+ARG BUDIBASE_VERSION
+# Ensuring the version argument is sent
+RUN test -n "$BUDIBASE_VERSION"
+ENV BUDIBASE_VERSION=$BUDIBASE_VERSION
+
 EXPOSE 4001
 
 # have to add node environment production after install
diff --git a/packages/server/package.json b/packages/server/package.json
index 0bc3618a08..4a858f3be9 100644
--- a/packages/server/package.json
+++ b/packages/server/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
     "test": "bash scripts/test.sh",
     "test:memory": "jest --maxWorkers=2 --logHeapUsage --forceExit",
     "test:watch": "jest --watch",
-    "build:docker": "yarn build && docker build . -t app-service --label version=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION",
+    "build:docker": "yarn build && docker build . -t app-service --label version=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION --build-arg BUDIBASE_VERSION=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION",
     "run:docker": "node dist/index.js",
     "run:docker:cluster": "pm2-runtime start pm2.config.js",
     "dev:stack:up": "node scripts/dev/manage.js up",
diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
index 5db45040bf..13639b6bfd 100644
--- a/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/server/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ async function init() {
       TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS: "*:LICENSING,*:USER_GROUPS,*:ONBOARDING_TOUR",
       HTTP_MIGRATIONS: "0",
       HTTP_LOGGING: "0",
+      VERSION: "0.0.0+local",
     }
     let envFile = ""
     Object.keys(envFileJson).forEach(key => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/debug.spec.ts b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/debug.spec.ts
index 23ee43fc73..26e98d93f9 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/debug.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/debug.spec.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ describe("/component", () => {
         .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
         .expect(200)
       expect(res.body).toEqual({
-        budibaseVersion: "0.0.0",
+        budibaseVersion: "0.0.0+jest",
         cpuArch: "arm64",
         cpuCores: 1,
         cpuInfo: "test",
diff --git a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/dev.spec.js b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/dev.spec.js
index 111f3dbd5b..af1dc82a9d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/dev.spec.js
+++ b/packages/server/src/api/routes/tests/dev.spec.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 const setup = require("./utilities")
 const { events } = require("@budibase/backend-core")
-const version = require("../../../../package.json").version
+
 
 describe("/dev", () => {
   let request = setup.getRequest()
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ describe("/dev", () => {
         .expect("Content-Type", /json/)
         .expect(200)
 
-      expect(res.body.version).toBe(version)
+      expect(res.body.version).toBe('0.0.0+jest')
       expect(events.installation.versionChecked).toBeCalledTimes(1)
-      expect(events.installation.versionChecked).toBeCalledWith(version)
+      expect(events.installation.versionChecked).toBeCalledWith('0.0.0+jest')
     })
   })
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts b/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
index 34c51009aa..4763208c54 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ process.env.LOG_LEVEL = process.env.LOG_LEVEL || "error"
 process.env.MOCK_REDIS = "1"
 process.env.PLATFORM_URL = "http://localhost:10000"
 process.env.REDIS_PASSWORD = "budibase"
+process.env.BUDIBASE_VERSION = "0.0.0+jest"
diff --git a/packages/worker/Dockerfile.v2 b/packages/worker/Dockerfile.v2
index 0d60db6fc5..a8be432827 100644
--- a/packages/worker/Dockerfile.v2
+++ b/packages/worker/Dockerfile.v2
@@ -50,4 +50,9 @@ ENV POSTHOG_TOKEN=phc_bIjZL7oh2GEUd2vqvTBH8WvrX0fWTFQMs6H5KQxiUxU
 ENV TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS=*:LICENSING,*:USER_GROUPS,*:ONBOARDING_TOUR
 ENV ACCOUNT_PORTAL_URL=https://account.budibase.app
 
+ARG BUDIBASE_VERSION
+# Ensuring the version argument is sent
+RUN test -n "$BUDIBASE_VERSION"
+ENV BUDIBASE_VERSION=$BUDIBASE_VERSION
+
 CMD ["./docker_run.sh"]
diff --git a/packages/worker/package.json b/packages/worker/package.json
index 1eee3f020f..205bf3309a 100644
--- a/packages/worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/worker/package.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
     "run:docker": "node dist/index.js",
     "debug": "yarn build && node --expose-gc --inspect=9223 dist/index.js",
     "run:docker:cluster": "pm2-runtime start pm2.config.js",
-    "build:docker": "yarn build && docker build . -t worker-service --label version=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION",
+    "build:docker": "yarn build && docker build . -t worker-service --label version=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION --build-arg BUDIBASE_VERSION=$BUDIBASE_RELEASE_VERSION",
     "dev:stack:init": "node ./scripts/dev/manage.js init",
     "dev:builder": "npm run dev:stack:init && nodemon",
     "dev:built": "yarn run dev:stack:init && yarn run run:docker",
diff --git a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
index ecf5defd47..9e6a57d4bf 100644
--- a/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
+++ b/packages/worker/scripts/dev/manage.js
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ async function init() {
       TENANT_FEATURE_FLAGS: "*:LICENSING,*:USER_GROUPS,*:ONBOARDING_TOUR",
       ENABLE_EMAIL_TEST_MODE: 1,
       HTTP_LOGGING: 0,
+      VERSION: "0.0.0+local",
     }
     let envFile = ""
     Object.keys(envFileJson).forEach(key => {
diff --git a/packages/worker/src/tests/jestEnv.ts b/packages/worker/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
index 9153676b8e..9bd258c43c 100644
--- a/packages/worker/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
+++ b/packages/worker/src/tests/jestEnv.ts
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ process.env.PLATFORM_URL = "http://localhost:10000"
 process.env.INTERNAL_API_KEY = "tet"
 process.env.DISABLE_ACCOUNT_PORTAL = "0"
 process.env.MOCK_REDIS = "1"
+process.env.BUDIBASE_VERSION = "0.0.0+jest"
diff --git a/scripts/build-single-image.sh b/scripts/build-single-image.sh
index cb2c29deac..ed3d9a8ed6 100755
--- a/scripts/build-single-image.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-single-image.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 yarn build --scope @budibase/server --scope @budibase/worker
-docker build -f hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2 -t budibase:latest .
+version=$(./scripts/getCurrentVersion.sh)
+docker build -f hosting/single/Dockerfile.v2 -t budibase:latest --build-arg BUDIBASE_VERSION=$version .