diff --git a/core/server/config/index.js b/core/server/config/index.js
index b55ae650b3..c17e47207c 100644
--- a/core/server/config/index.js
+++ b/core/server/config/index.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 var nconf = require('nconf'),
     path = require('path'),
     localUtils = require('./utils'),
+    packageInfo = require('../../../package.json'),
     env = process.env.NODE_ENV || 'development';
 
 nconf.set('NODE_ENV', env);
@@ -28,5 +29,11 @@ nconf.file('4', __dirname + '/defaults.json');
  */
 localUtils.makePathsAbsolute.bind(nconf)();
 
+/**
+ * values we have to set manual
+ * @TODO: ghost-cli?
+ */
+nconf.set('ghostVersion', packageInfo.version);
+
 module.exports = nconf;
 module.exports.isPrivacyDisabled = localUtils.isPrivacyDisabled.bind(nconf);
diff --git a/core/server/config/overrides.json b/core/server/config/overrides.json
index d5a67b1e8a..b890a22377 100644
--- a/core/server/config/overrides.json
+++ b/core/server/config/overrides.json
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 {
-    "ghostVersion": "0.10.1",
     "paths": {
         "appRoot": ".",
         "corePath": "core/",