diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index 673851e..2905248 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+const appInfo = require("./package.json");
+const appVersion = appInfo.version ?? "0.0.0";
+const appDate = new Date();
+
 const dev = {
   NODE_ENV: "development",
-  APP_VERSION: "0.0.0",
-  APP_DATE: "1900-01-01",
+  APP_VERSION: appVersion,
+  APP_DATE: appDate,
   REVERSE_PROXY_API_URL: "http://localhost:5050",
   CHATBOT_API_URL: "http://localhost:5061",
   REVERSE_PROXY_DOCS_URL: "https://toodle.ddns.net/hedgedoc/s/UkJ6S5NJz"
@@ -9,8 +13,8 @@ const dev = {
 
 const prod = {
   NODE_ENV: "production",
-  APP_VERSION: "0.0.0",
-  APP_DATE: "1900-01-01",
+  APP_VERSION: appVersion,
+  APP_DATE: appDate,
   PUBLIC_URL: "/reverse-proxy",
   REVERSE_PROXY_API_URL: "https://toodle.ddns.net/reverse-proxy-api",
   CHATBOT_API_URL: "https://toodle.ddns.net/chatbot-api",