diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index ec1b031..b62111e 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
+          build-args: VERSION=${{ gitea.ref_name }}
           tags: |
             git.archfox.org/poslop/palette:${{ gitea.ref_name }}
             ${{ startsWith(gitea.ref, 'refs/tags/') && 'git.archfox.org/poslop/palette:latest' || '' }}
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 770886b..e50b7a2 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ COPY go.mod go.sum ./
 RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-s -w" -o /palette ./cmd/palette
+ARG VERSION=dev
+RUN CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux go build -ldflags="-s -w -X palette/internal/web.Version=${VERSION}" -o /palette ./cmd/palette
 
 # ---- runtime stage ----
 FROM alpine:3.20
diff --git a/internal/web/templates/layout.html b/internal/web/templates/layout.html
index d63bb50..a958df9 100644
--- a/internal/web/templates/layout.html
+++ b/internal/web/templates/layout.html
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 {{define "topbar"}}
   <div class="topbar">
-    <a class="logo" href="/history">Palette <em>/ beta</em></a>
+    <a class="logo" href="/history">Palette <em>/ {{ version }}</em></a>
     <nav>
       <a href="/new" {{if eq .Page "new"}}class="on"{{end}}>New</a>
       <a href="/history" {{if eq .Page "history"}}class="on"{{end}}>Public</a>