diff --git a/env/frontend.env b/env/frontend.env
index 0225b9a761..0033b47629 100644
--- a/env/frontend.env
+++ b/env/frontend.env
@@ -25,3 +25,4 @@ NEXT_PUBLIC_LEARN_AI_RECOMMENDATION_ENDPOINT=https://api-learn-ai-qa.ol.mit.edu/
NEXT_PUBLIC_LEARN_AI_SYLLABUS_ENDPOINT=https://api-learn-ai-qa.ol.mit.edu/http/syllabus_agent/
NEXT_PUBLIC_MITX_ONLINE_BASE_URL=${MITX_ONLINE_BASE_URL}
+NEXT_PUBLIC_VERSION="local-dev"
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app/healthcheck/route.ts b/frontends/main/src/app/healthcheck/route.ts
index 42a44a4249..2eb9277042 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app/healthcheck/route.ts
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app/healthcheck/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
+const VERSION = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_VERSION || "unknown"
export async function GET() {
- return Response.json({ status: "ok" }, { status: 200 })
+ return Response.json(
+ {
+ status: "ok",
+ version: VERSION,
+ timestamp: new Date().toISOString(), // easily tell if response is cached
+ },
+ { status: 200 },
+ )
}
diff --git a/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx b/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
index 9b4c7d2ef6..435709331b 100644
--- a/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/frontends/main/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export default function RootLayout({
rel="stylesheet"
href="https://use.typekit.net/lbk1xay.css"
>
+