diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 10fd286bd5..76b5112ae0 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -10781,7 +10781,6 @@ name = "typegate"
 version = "0.3.1"
 dependencies = [
  "colored",
- "common",
  "env_logger",
  "envconfig",
  "log",
@@ -10815,6 +10814,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "request-handlers",
  "schema-connector",
  "schema-core",
+ "shadow-rs",
  "tap",
  "tempfile",
  "temporal-client",
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index b1685218ff..88fa54b812 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -38,3 +38,4 @@ swc_ecma_codegen = "=0.144.1"
 swc_ecma_parser = "=0.139.0"
 swc_ecma_transforms_typescript = "=0.182.3"
 swc_ecma_visit = "=0.95.0"
+shadow-rs = "0.24"
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib.rs b/libs/common/src/lib.rs
index 87b57a2c22..6148d1cce0 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib.rs
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,3 @@
 
 pub mod archive;
 pub mod typegraph;
-
-pub fn get_version() -> &'static str {
-    env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")
-}
diff --git a/meta-cli/Cargo.toml b/meta-cli/Cargo.toml
index 429fcabfcb..389baf8c50 100644
--- a/meta-cli/Cargo.toml
+++ b/meta-cli/Cargo.toml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ actix = "0.13.1"
 ctrlc = "3.4.1"
 derive_more = "0.99.17"
 typegate_engine =  { workspace = true, optional = true }
-shadow-rs = "0.24"
+shadow-rs.workspace = true
 env_logger.workspace = true
 clap = { workspace = true, features = ["derive", "env"] }
 clap_complete.workspace = true
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ insta = "1.34.0"
 project-root = "0.2.2"
 
 [build-dependencies]
-shadow-rs = "0.24"
+shadow-rs.workspace = true
diff --git a/meta-cli/src/cli/doctor.rs b/meta-cli/src/cli/doctor.rs
index dac14c7e06..1dc5da4e2e 100644
--- a/meta-cli/src/cli/doctor.rs
+++ b/meta-cli/src/cli/doctor.rs
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ use anyhow::Result;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use clap::Parser;
 use colored::Colorize;
-use common::get_version;
 use std::process::Command;
 
 #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
@@ -51,7 +50,7 @@ impl Action for Doctor {
             "global config",
             &GlobalConfig::default_path()?.display().to_string(),
         );
-        ui::cols(c, "meta-cli version", get_version());
+        ui::cols(c, "meta-cli version", crate::build::PKG_VERSION);
         match shell(vec!["docker", "--version"]) {
             Ok(s) => {
                 ui::cols(c, "docker version", &s);
diff --git a/meta-cli/src/cli/upgrade.rs b/meta-cli/src/cli/upgrade.rs
index 97d6bcf8cc..67cb1b3c0c 100644
--- a/meta-cli/src/cli/upgrade.rs
+++ b/meta-cli/src/cli/upgrade.rs
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 use crate::global_config::GlobalConfig;
 
 use super::{Action, GenArgs};
+use crate::build;
 use anyhow::{Ok, Result};
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use chrono::{Duration, Utc};
 use clap::Parser;
-use common::get_version;
 use self_update::{backends::github::Update, update::UpdateStatus};
 use semver::Version;
 
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ impl Action for Upgrade {
                 .repo_name("metatype")
                 .bin_name("meta")
                 .show_download_progress(true)
-                .current_version(get_version())
+                .current_version(build::PKG_VERSION)
                 .no_confirm(opts.yes);
 
             if let Some(version) = opts.version {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ pub async fn upgrade_check() -> Result<()> {
     let mut local_config = GlobalConfig::load(&config_path).await?;
 
     if local_config.update_check + Duration::days(1) < Utc::now() {
-        let current_version = get_version();
+        let current_version = build::PKG_VERSION;
         let latest = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {
             let update = Update::configure()
                 .repo_owner("metatypedev")
diff --git a/meta-cli/src/deploy/actors/pusher.rs b/meta-cli/src/deploy/actors/pusher.rs
index 8a28624832..41de49eaa4 100644
--- a/meta-cli/src/deploy/actors/pusher.rs
+++ b/meta-cli/src/deploy/actors/pusher.rs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ impl PusherActor {
         Ok(serde_json::json!({
             "tg": serde_json::to_string(&tg)?,
             "secrets": serde_json::to_string(secrets)?,
-            "cliVersion": common::get_version()
+            "cliVersion": crate::build::PKG_VERSION,
         }))
     }
 
diff --git a/meta-cli/src/main.rs b/meta-cli/src/main.rs
index e0c0582136..c4c97fe58d 100644
--- a/meta-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/meta-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
     };
 
     if args.version {
-        println!("meta {}", common::get_version());
+        println!("meta {}", build::PKG_VERSION);
         return Ok(());
     }
 
diff --git a/typegate/engine/Cargo.toml b/typegate/engine/Cargo.toml
index 8ba15b44bc..0bd0e007c9 100644
--- a/typegate/engine/Cargo.toml
+++ b/typegate/engine/Cargo.toml
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ typescript.workspace = true
 wasmedge-sdk.workspace = true
 wasmedge-sys.workspace = true
 wasmedge-types.workspace = true
+shadow-rs.workspace = true
 
 [dev-dependencies]
 env_logger.workspace = true
+
+[build-dependencies]
+shadow-rs.workspace = true
diff --git a/typegate/engine/build.rs b/typegate/engine/build.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dba61fbd72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/typegate/engine/build.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+// Copyright Metatype OÜ, licensed under the Elastic License 2.0.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Elastic-2.0
+
+// Copyright Metatype OÜ, licensed under the Mozilla Public License Version 2.0.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MPL-2.0
+
+fn main() -> shadow_rs::SdResult<()> {
+    shadow_rs::new()
+}
diff --git a/typegate/engine/src/lib.rs b/typegate/engine/src/lib.rs
index 49a48bff10..c89f95872a 100644
--- a/typegate/engine/src/lib.rs
+++ b/typegate/engine/src/lib.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ pub use deno_core::{resolve_url, resolve_url_or_path};
 pub use ext::extensions;
 #[rustfmt::skip]
 use deno_core as deno_core; // necessary for re-exported macros to work
+use shadow_rs::shadow;
+
+shadow!(build);
 
 use crate::interlude::*;
 
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ pub async fn launch_typegate_deno(
 #[deno_core::op2]
 #[string]
 fn op_get_version() -> &'static str {
-    common::get_version()
+    build::PKG_VERSION
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/typegate/standalone/Cargo.toml b/typegate/standalone/Cargo.toml
index 3fbc09cd3b..2afa58cbf3 100644
--- a/typegate/standalone/Cargo.toml
+++ b/typegate/standalone/Cargo.toml
@@ -10,4 +10,3 @@ sentry = { version = "0.31.8", features = ["anyhow"] }
 env_logger.workspace = true
 log = "0.4.20"
 typegate_engine.workspace = true
-common.workspace = true
diff --git a/typegate/standalone/src/main.rs b/typegate/standalone/src/main.rs
index 3bc65ea7d0..c4d2a46c03 100644
--- a/typegate/standalone/src/main.rs
+++ b/typegate/standalone/src/main.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ pub fn init_sentry(config: &Config) -> sentry::ClientInitGuard {
     sentry::init((
         config.sentry_dsn.clone(),
         sentry::ClientOptions {
-            release: Some(Cow::from(common::get_version())),
+            release: Some(Cow::from(typegate_engine::build::PKG_VERSION)),
             environment: Some(Cow::from(env)),
             sample_rate: config.sentry_sample_rate,
             traces_sample_rate: config.sentry_traces_sample_rate,