diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 5c10af83..de09a763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -120,7 +120,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Prepare version file
         run: |
-          echo "${{ github.ref }}" > .version
+          BUILD_INFO_FILE=app/build_info.py
+          echo "SHA1 = '${{ github.ref }}'" > $BUILD_INFO_FILE
+          BUILD_TIME=$(date +%s)
+          echo "BUILD_TIME = '${BUILD_TIME}' >> $BUILD_INFO_FILE
+          cat $BUILD_INFO_FILE
 
       - name: Build image and publish to Docker Registry
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v3
diff --git a/app/build_info.py b/app/build_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c73f88ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/build_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+SHA1 = "dev"
+BUILD_TIME = "1652365083"
diff --git a/app/config.py b/app/config.py
index 44959066..ffa33701 100644
--- a/app/config.py
+++ b/app/config.py
@@ -2,29 +2,15 @@ import os
 import random
 import socket
 import string
+from app import build_info
 from ast import literal_eval
-from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Callable, List
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
 from dotenv import load_dotenv
 
-DEFAULT_VERSION = "unknown"
 
-
-def load_version() -> str:
-    try:
-        this_file_path = Path(__file__)
-        root_dir_path = this_file_path.parent.parent
-        version_file_path = root_dir_path.joinpath(".version")
-        with open(version_file_path, "r") as f:
-            return f.readline().strip()
-    except Exception:
-        print("Could not load .version. Using default version")
-        return DEFAULT_VERSION
-
-
-SHA1 = load_version()
+SHA1 = build_info.SHA1
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__)))