diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
index 6acb385ca6..94a7f1ec2f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-gateway.yml
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ jobs:
                datadog/agent:latest \
             && cd /home/obscuro/go-obscuro/ \
             && docker run -d -p 80:80 -p 81:81 --name ${{env.RESOURCE_STARTING_NAME}}-OG-${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }} \
+              -e OBSCURO_GATEWAY_VERSION="${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}-${{ GITHUB.SHA }}" \
                ${{ env.OBSCURO_GATEWAY_BUILD_TAG }} \
                ./wallet_extension_linux -host=0.0.0.0 -port=80 -portWS=81 -nodeHost=${{ env.OBSCURO_GATEWAY_NODE_HOST }} \
                -logPath=sys_out -dbType=mariaDB -dbConnectionURL="obscurouser:${{ secrets.OBSCURO_GATEWAY_MARIADB_USER_PWD }}@tcp(obscurogateway-mariadb-${{  github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}.uksouth.cloudapp.azure.com:3306)/ogdb"'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-scan-2.yml b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-scan-2.yml
index 71da379b93..cba7a74b98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-scan-2.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/manual-deploy-obscuro-scan-2.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
           name: ${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-fe-obscuro-scan
           location: 'uksouth'
           restart-policy: 'Never'
-          environment-variables: VITE_APIHOSTADDRESS=http://${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-api-obscuro-scan.uksouth.azurecontainer.io
+          environment-variables: VITE_APIHOSTADDRESS=http://${{ github.event.inputs.testnet_type }}-api-obscuro-scan.uksouth.azurecontainer.io VITE_FE_VERSION=${{ GITHUB.RUN_NUMBER }}-${{ GITHUB.SHA }}
           command-line: npm run serve-prod
           ports: '80'
           cpu: 2
diff --git a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/components/BotBarItem.vue b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/components/BotBarItem.vue
index ef38f6a32f..80288f49eb 100644
--- a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/components/BotBarItem.vue
+++ b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/components/BotBarItem.vue
@@ -5,15 +5,27 @@
 
       <img src="@/assets/imgs/twitter_logo.png" alt="obscu.ro" class="header-image" />
     </el-col>
+    <el-col :span="20" class="version-column">
+      <div class="version-display">version: {{ version }}</div>
+    </el-col>
   </el-row>
 </template>
 
 <script>
+import Config from "@/lib/config";
+
 export default {
-  name: "BotBarItem"
+  name: "BotBarItem",
+  computed: {
+    version() {
+      return Config.version;
+    }
+  }
 }
 </script>
 
 <style scoped>
-
+.version-column {
+  text-align: right;
+}
 </style>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.dev.js b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.dev.js
index 40decc06b5..d3ee7ef092 100644
--- a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.dev.js
+++ b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.dev.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class Config {
     static backendServerAddress = "http://127.0.0.1:43910"
     static pollingInterval = 1000
     static pricePollingInterval = 10000*10000
+    static version = "dev"
 }
 
 export default Config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.js b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.js
index 40decc06b5..d3ee7ef092 100644
--- a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.js
+++ b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ class Config {
     static backendServerAddress = "http://127.0.0.1:43910"
     static pollingInterval = 1000
     static pricePollingInterval = 10000*10000
+    static version = "dev"
 }
 
 export default Config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.prod.js b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.prod.js
index 954f287c87..99f6467308 100644
--- a/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.prod.js
+++ b/tools/obscuroscan_v2/frontend/src/lib/config.prod.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ class Config {
     static backendServerAddress = import.meta.env.VITE_APIHOSTADDRESS
     static pollingInterval = 1000
     static pricePollingInterval = 10*this.pollingInterval
+    static version = import.meta.env.VITE_FE_VERSION
 }
 
 export default Config
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/api/routes.go b/tools/walletextension/api/routes.go
index df8cc091ea..d3244622f2 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/api/routes.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/api/routes.go
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ func NewHTTPRoutes(walletExt *walletextension.WalletExtension) []Route {
 			Name: common.PathHealth,
 			Func: httpHandler(walletExt, healthRequestHandler),
 		},
+		{
+			Name: common.PathVersion,
+			Func: httpHandler(walletExt, versionRequestHandler),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -440,3 +444,18 @@ func healthRequestHandler(walletExt *walletextension.WalletExtension, userConn u
 		walletExt.Logger().Error(fmt.Errorf("error writing success response, %w", err).Error())
 	}
 }
+
+// Handles request to /version endpoint.
+func versionRequestHandler(walletExt *walletextension.WalletExtension, userConn userconn.UserConn) {
+	// read the request
+	_, err := userConn.ReadRequest()
+	if err != nil {
+		walletExt.Logger().Error(fmt.Errorf("error reading request: %w", err).Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	err = userConn.WriteResponse([]byte(walletExt.Version()))
+	if err != nil {
+		walletExt.Logger().Error(fmt.Errorf("error writing success response, %w", err).Error())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/index.html b/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/index.html
index 716e07416a..06a749118a 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/index.html
+++ b/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/index.html
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ <h2>◠. Obscuro Gateway Demo! ◠.</h2>
     </tbody>
 </table>
 
+<div id="versionDisplay" style="position: fixed; bottom: 10px; right: 10px;"></div>
 </body>
 </html>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/javascript.js b/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/javascript.js
index ed8381b046..44a0419b4e 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/javascript.js
+++ b/tools/walletextension/api/staticOG/javascript.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const pathJoin = obscuroGatewayVersion + "/join/";
 const pathAuthenticate = obscuroGatewayVersion + "/authenticate/";
 const pathQuery = obscuroGatewayVersion + "/query/";
 const pathRevoke = obscuroGatewayVersion + "/revoke/";
+const pathVersion = "/version/";
 const obscuroChainIDDecimal = 443;
 const methodPost = "post";
 const methodGet = "get";
@@ -28,6 +29,26 @@ let obscuroGatewayAddress = window.location.protocol + "//" + window.location.ho
 
 let provider = null;
 
+async function fetchAndDisplayVersion() {
+    try {
+        const versionResp = await fetch(
+            pathVersion, {
+                method: methodGet,
+                headers: jsonHeaders,
+            }
+        );
+        if (!versionResp.ok) {
+            throw new Error("Failed to fetch the version");
+        }
+
+        let response = await versionResp.text();
+
+        const versionDiv = document.getElementById("versionDisplay");
+        versionDiv.textContent = "Version: " + response;
+    } catch (error) {
+        console.error("Error fetching the version:", error);
+    }
+}
 
 async function addNetworkToMetaMask(ethereum, userID, chainIDDecimal) {
     // add network to MetaMask
@@ -200,6 +221,10 @@ const initialize = async () => {
     // getUserID from the gateway with getStorageAt method
     let userID = await getUserID()
 
+
+    // load the current version
+    await fetchAndDisplayVersion();
+
     // check if userID exists and has a correct type and length (is valid) and display either
     // option to join or to add a new account to existing user
     if (isValidUserIDFormat(userID)) {
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/common/constants.go b/tools/walletextension/common/constants.go
index 4243aea462..6c51c03202 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/common/constants.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/common/constants.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ const (
 	GetStorageAtUserIDRequestMethodName = "getUserID"
 	SuccessMsg                          = "success"
 	APIVersion1                         = "/v1"
+	PathVersion                         = "/version/"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/container/walletextension_container.go b/tools/walletextension/container/walletextension_container.go
index 335fabcec4..cdda627405 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/container/walletextension_container.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/container/walletextension_container.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/obscuronet/go-obscuro/go/common/log"
@@ -78,8 +79,14 @@ func NewWalletExtensionContainerFromConfig(config config.Config, logger gethlog.
 		}
 	}
 
+	// captures version in the env vars
+	version := os.Getenv("OBSCURO_GATEWAY_VERSION")
+	if version == "" {
+		version = "dev"
+	}
+
 	stopControl := stopcontrol.New()
-	walletExt := walletextension.New(hostRPCBindAddr, &userAccountManager, databaseStorage, stopControl, logger)
+	walletExt := walletextension.New(hostRPCBindAddr, &userAccountManager, databaseStorage, stopControl, version, logger)
 	httpRoutes := api.NewHTTPRoutes(walletExt)
 	httpServer := api.NewHTTPServer(fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", config.WalletExtensionHost, config.WalletExtensionPortHTTP), httpRoutes)
 
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go b/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
index 5e932251a4..f0e35a3fda 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/main/cli.go
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ const (
 	walletExtensionPortWSUsage   = "The port on which to serve websocket JSON RPC requests. Default: 3001."
 
 	nodeHostName    = "nodeHost"
-	nodeHostDefault = "testnet.obscu.ro"
-	nodeHostUsage   = "The host on which to connect to the Obscuro node. Default: `testnet.obscu.ro`."
+	nodeHostDefault = "erpc.testnet.obscu.ro"
+	nodeHostUsage   = "The host on which to connect to the Obscuro node. Default: `erpc.testnet.obscu.ro`."
 
 	nodeHTTPPortName    = "nodePortHTTP"
 	nodeHTTPPortDefault = 80
diff --git a/tools/walletextension/wallet_extension.go b/tools/walletextension/wallet_extension.go
index 87b30635a3..4b219207ef 100644
--- a/tools/walletextension/wallet_extension.go
+++ b/tools/walletextension/wallet_extension.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type WalletExtension struct {
 	storage            storage.Storage
 	logger             gethlog.Logger
 	stopControl        *stopcontrol.StopControl
+	version            string
 }
 
 func New(
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ func New(
 	userAccountManager *useraccountmanager.UserAccountManager,
 	storage storage.Storage,
 	stopControl *stopcontrol.StopControl,
+	version string,
 	logger gethlog.Logger,
 ) *WalletExtension {
 	return &WalletExtension{
@@ -53,6 +55,7 @@ func New(
 		storage:            storage,
 		logger:             logger,
 		stopControl:        stopControl,
+		version:            version,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -414,3 +417,7 @@ func (w *WalletExtension) checkParametersForInterceptedGetStorageAt(params []int
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (w *WalletExtension) Version() string {
+	return w.version
+}