diff --git a/starpunk/config.py b/starpunk/config.py
index 063f1c8..cd16a2e 100644
--- a/starpunk/config.py
+++ b/starpunk/config.py
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ def load_config(app, config_override=None):
     app.config["DEV_MODE"] = os.getenv("DEV_MODE", "false").lower() == "true"
     app.config["DEV_ADMIN_ME"] = os.getenv("DEV_ADMIN_ME", "")
 
-    # Application version
-    app.config["VERSION"] = os.getenv("VERSION", "0.6.0")
+    # Application version (use __version__ from package)
+    from starpunk import __version__
+    app.config["VERSION"] = os.getenv("VERSION", __version__)
 
     # RSS feed configuration
     app.config["FEED_MAX_ITEMS"] = int(os.getenv("FEED_MAX_ITEMS", "50"))