diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 041eeb4..a14b5cf 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ node_modules/
 bun.lockb
 todo.txt
 proto.js
-.env
\ No newline at end of file
+.env
+VERSION
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 1cd957a..117adfb 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -22,7 +22,15 @@ const globalConfig = await db`select content from config where id = ${process.en
     process.exit(1)
 })
 
-const globalVersion = execSync(`git show --oneline -s`).toString().split(" ")[0]
+function readVersion() {
+    try {
+        return fs.readFileSync('./VERSION', 'utf-8').split(" ")[0]
+    } catch {
+        return "00MIAU"
+    }
+}
+
+const globalVersion = readVersion()
 // Returns ISO 8601 Date & 24hr time for UTC-7/PDT
 const startTime = new Date(new Date().getTime() - 25200000).toISOString().slice(0, 19).replace('T', ' ')