diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9aed739..8751401 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,3 +3,5 @@ _build/
 node_modules
 dist/
 package-lock.json
+.env.local
+.env.*.local
diff --git a/src/libs/config.ts b/src/libs/config.ts
index 065a3bf..bd07476 100644
--- a/src/libs/config.ts
+++ b/src/libs/config.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
  *
  * see https://vitejs.dev/guide/env-and-mode
  */
+declare const __APP_RELEASE_VERSION__: string;
 
 export const config = {
-  version: import.meta.env.VITE_RELEASE_VERSION ?? "local-dev",
+  version: __APP_RELEASE_VERSION__ ?? "local-dev",
   githubArchive: import.meta.env.VITE_GITHUB_ARCHIVE_URL ?? "local-dev",
   homePage: import.meta.env.BASE_URL, // "https://irc.softver.org.mk/",
   indexPageSize: toInt(import.meta.env.VITE_IRCLOG_INDEX_PAGE_SIZE, 100),
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index a5a77f5..e0241b4 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -16,8 +16,19 @@ const svelteConfig = {
 /*
  * https://vitejs.dev/config/
  */
-export default defineConfig({
-  server: { port: parseInt(process.env.npm_package_config_port) },
-  build: { sourcemap: true },
-  plugins: [svelte(svelteConfig)],
+export default defineConfig(({mode}) => {
+  return {
+    server: { port: parseInt(process.env.npm_package_config_port) },
+    build: { sourcemap: true },
+    plugins: [svelte(svelteConfig)],
+    define: {
+      "__APP_RELEASE_VERSION__": JSON.stringify(version()),
+    }
+  }
 });
+
+function version() {
+  const t = new Date();
+  const date = t.toISOString().split('T')[0]; // YYYY-MM-DD
+  return `v${date}`;
+}