diff --git a/src/main.js b/src/main.js
index f43c0bd3..a26d9340 100644
--- a/src/main.js
+++ b/src/main.js
@@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ import defaultWorkspaceGraphConfigs from './workspaces-ctzsnooze.json';
 // TODO: this is a hack, once we move to web fix this
 globalThis.userSettings = null;
 
-var VIEWER_VERSION = getManifestVersion(); // Current version
-
 // these values set the initial dimensions of a secondary window
 // which always opens at the centre of the user's screen
 const NEW_WINDOW_WIDTH  = 1000;
@@ -1045,8 +1043,8 @@ function BlackboxLogViewer() {
         });
 
         // Get Latest Version Information
-        $("#viewer-version").text('You are using version ' + VIEWER_VERSION);
-        $(".viewer-version", statusBar).text('v'+VIEWER_VERSION);
+        $("#viewer-version").text('You are using version ' + __APP_VERSION__);
+        $(".viewer-version", statusBar).text('v'+__APP_VERSION__);
         try {
             $.getJSON('https://api.github.com/repos/betaflight/blackbox-log-viewer/releases/latest',{},function(data){
                 latestVersion = data;
diff --git a/vite.config.js b/vite.config.js
index 1143fb8a..628ce884 100644
--- a/vite.config.js
+++ b/vite.config.js
@@ -40,4 +40,7 @@ export default {
             },
         }),
     ],
+    define: {
+        '__APP_VERSION__': JSON.stringify(pkg.version),
+    },
 }
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