diff --git a/packages/augur-ui/config/webpack.common.config.js b/packages/augur-ui/config/webpack.common.config.js
index d23cbd69911..f02d352a6d8 100644
--- a/packages/augur-ui/config/webpack.common.config.js
+++ b/packages/augur-ui/config/webpack.common.config.js
@@ -23,11 +23,12 @@ const PATHS = {
 const AUGUR_ENV = process.env.AUGUR_ENV || process.env.ETHEREUM_NETWORK || 'local';
 const config = buildConfig(AUGUR_ENV);
 
-if(!process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH) {
+if(!process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH || !process.env.CURRENT_VERSION) {
   const gitRevisionPlugin = new GitRevisionPlugin({
     branch: false
   });
-  process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH = gitRevisionPlugin.commithash();
+  process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH = process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH || gitRevisionPlugin.commithash();
+  process.env.CURRENT_VERSION = process.env.CURRENT_VERSION || gitRevisionPlugin.version();
 }
 
 module.exports = {
@@ -237,6 +238,7 @@ module.exports = {
         AUGUR_ENV: JSON.stringify(AUGUR_ENV),
         AUTO_LOGIN: process.env.AUTO_LOGIN || false,
         CURRENT_COMMITHASH: JSON.stringify(process.env.CURRENT_COMMITHASH),
+        CURRENT_VERSION: JSON.stringify(process.env.CURRENT_VERSION),
         ETHEREUM_NETWORK: JSON.stringify(AUGUR_ENV),
         IPFS_STABLE_LOADER_HASH: JSON.stringify(process.env.IPFS_STABLE_LOADER_HASH),
 
diff --git a/support/Dockerfile b/support/Dockerfile
index 68b92d33d79..aeddbd63caf 100644
--- a/support/Dockerfile
+++ b/support/Dockerfile
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
         musl-dev \
         openssl-dev
 
+ARG CURRENT_VERSION
+ENV CURRENT_VERSION=$CURRENT_VERSION
 ARG CURRENT_COMMITHASH="COMMIT HASH NOT AVAILABLE"
 ENV CURRENT_COMMITHASH=$CURRENT_COMMITHASH
 
diff --git a/support/build_image.sh b/support/build_image.sh
index fb14ed0b64c..3a43422e875 100755
--- a/support/build_image.sh
+++ b/support/build_image.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,6 @@ yarn workspace orbit-web build;
 docker build . \
   -f support/Dockerfile \
   --build-arg CURRENT_COMMITHASH="$(git rev-parse HEAD)" \
+  --build-arg CURRENT_VERSION=$VERSION
   -t augurproject/augur:runner \
   -t "augurproject/augur:v$VERSION";