diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 9a0d116..c1a4d96 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
+APP_VERSION=
+
 API_HOST=http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather
 API_KEY=
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/config.ts b/src/config.ts
index 34c7af8..900d767 100644
--- a/src/config.ts
+++ b/src/config.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export const APP_NAME = "whats-the-weather";
-export const APP_VERSION = process.env.npm_package_version ?? "unknown";
+export const APP_VERSION =
+  (process.env.APP_VERSION || process.env.npm_package_version) ?? "unknown";