diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-dev.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-dev.yml
index b777f1da7..39f56c58e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish-dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish-dev.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: DamianReeves/write-file-action
+        with:
+          path: version.py
+          contents: |
+            echo "VERSION_NUMBER = 'develop'"
+            echo "BUILD_REF = '$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")'"
+          write-mode: overwrite
       - name: Publish to Registry
         uses: elgohr/Publish-Docker-Github-Action@2.13
         with:
diff --git a/cookbook/templates/system.html b/cookbook/templates/system.html
index 22ec003a1..3b65cccdf 100644
--- a/cookbook/templates/system.html
+++ b/cookbook/templates/system.html
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@
         Django Recipes is an open source free software application. It can be found on <a href="https://github.com/vabene1111/recipes">GitHub</a>.
         Changelogs can be found <a href="https://github.com/vabene1111/recipes/releases">here</a>.
     {% endblocktrans %}
-
+    <br/>
+    <br/>
+    Current Version: {{ version }}<br/>
+    Ref: {{ ref }}
     <br/>
     <br/>
     <br/>
diff --git a/cookbook/views/views.py b/cookbook/views/views.py
index e33eed044..7ecf9ad70 100644
--- a/cookbook/views/views.py
+++ b/cookbook/views/views.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ from cookbook.forms import *
 from cookbook.helper.permission_helper import group_required
 from cookbook.tables import RecipeTable, RecipeTableSmall, CookLogTable, ViewLogTable
 
+from recipes.version import *
+
 
 def index(request):
     if not request.user.is_authenticated:
@@ -267,7 +269,8 @@ def history(request):
 @group_required('admin')
 def system(request):
     postgres = False if settings.DATABASES['default']['ENGINE'] == 'django.db.backends.postgresql_psycopg2' else True
-    return render(request, 'system.html', {'gunicorn_media': settings.GUNICORN_MEDIA, 'debug': settings.DEBUG, 'postgres': postgres})
+
+    return render(request, 'system.html', {'gunicorn_media': settings.GUNICORN_MEDIA, 'debug': settings.DEBUG, 'postgres': postgres, 'version': VERSION_NUMBER, 'ref': BUILD_REF})
 
 
 def setup(request):
diff --git a/recipes/version.py b/recipes/version.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6ce6ba4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/version.py
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+VERSION_NUMBER = "0.0.0"
+BUILD_REF = ""