diff --git a/docs/docs/changelog/v1.0.0beta-5.md b/docs/docs/changelog/v1.0.0beta-5.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c167ac1a878d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/docs/changelog/v1.0.0beta-5.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+## NOTICE:
+
+Release changelogs are now published on github releases. This file is kept for historical purposes.
diff --git a/mealie/__init__.py b/mealie/__init__.py
index e69de29bb2d1..9990ad58bd2c 100644
--- a/mealie/__init__.py
+++ b/mealie/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+__version__ = "v1.0.0beta-5"
diff --git a/mealie/core/settings/static.py b/mealie/core/settings/static.py
index b5d36ee9522f..f8064284909d 100644
--- a/mealie/core/settings/static.py
+++ b/mealie/core/settings/static.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
-APP_VERSION = "v1.0.0beta-4"
+from mealie import __version__
+
+APP_VERSION = __version__
 
 CWD = Path(__file__).parent
 BASE_DIR = CWD.parent.parent.parent