diff --git a/apps/api/src/environments/environment.prod.ts b/apps/api/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
index 90397fa89..48802add7 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/environments/environment.prod.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 import { DEFAULT_HOST, DEFAULT_PORT } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
 
+import { readFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { resolve } from 'node:path';
+
 export const environment = {
   production: true,
   rootUrl: `http://${DEFAULT_HOST}:${DEFAULT_PORT}`,
-  version: process.env.npm_package_version ?? 'dev'
+  // Fallback is needed when app starts outside npm scripts (e.g. `node main`).
+  version: process.env.npm_package_version ?? getPackageVersion() ?? 'dev'
 };
+
+function getPackageVersion() {
+  try {
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(
+      readFileSync(resolve(process.cwd(), 'package.json'), 'utf8')
+    ) as { version?: string };
+
+    return packageJson.version;
+  } catch {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+}