diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 849d93f..7862ca0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -60,7 +60,6 @@ CMD ["bun", "run", "dev"]
 FROM oven/bun:${BUN_VERSION} AS builder
 
 ARG APP_VERSION=dev
-ENV VITE_APP_VERSION=${APP_VERSION}
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
@@ -69,6 +68,9 @@ RUN bun install --frozen-lockfile
 
 COPY . .
 
+RUN touch .env
+RUN echo "VITE_APP_VERSION=${APP_VERSION}" >> .env
+
 RUN bun run build
 
 FROM base AS production
diff --git a/vite.config.ts b/vite.config.ts
index f456fcc..e55ab31 100644
--- a/vite.config.ts
+++ b/vite.config.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,8 @@ import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import tsconfigPaths from "vite-tsconfig-paths";
 import { reactRouterHonoServer } from "react-router-hono-server/dev";
 
-const getVersion = () => {
-	return process.env.VITE_APP_VERSION || "dev";
-};
-
 export default defineConfig({
 	plugins: [reactRouterHonoServer({ runtime: "bun" }), reactRouter(), tailwindcss(), tsconfigPaths()],
-	define: {
-		"import.meta.env.VITE_APP_VERSION": JSON.stringify(getVersion()),
-	},
 	build: {
 		outDir: "dist",
 		sourcemap: true,