diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 372bfd7baa..6a399636d0 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 _APP_ENV=development
+_APP_VERSION=dev
 _APP_LOCALE=en
 _APP_WORKER_PER_CORE=6
 _APP_CONSOLE_WHITELIST_ROOT=disabled
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f62b88b163..6e9753b92e 100755
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,12 +33,9 @@ FROM appwrite/base:0.2.2 as final
 
 LABEL maintainer="team@appwrite.io"
 
-ARG VERSION=dev
 ARG DEBUG=false
 ENV DEBUG=$DEBUG
 
-ENV _APP_VERSION=$VERSION
-
 RUN \
   if [ "$DEBUG" == "true" ]; then \
     apk add boost boost-dev; \