diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 5ec6dd4..3f2da41 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ frontend-build: install-deps
 .PHONY: run-backend
 run-backend:
 	@echo "→ Running backend..."
-	CGO_ENABLED=0 go run -ldflags="-s -w -X 'main.buildString=${BUILDSTR}' -X 'main.versionString=${VERSION}' -X 'main.frontendDir=frontend/dist'" cmd/*.go
+	CGO_ENABLED=0 go run -ldflags="-s -w -X 'main.buildString=${BUILDSTR}' -X 'main.versionString=${VERSION}' -X 'github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk/internal/version.Version=${VERSION}' -X 'main.frontendDir=frontend/dist'" cmd/*.go
 
 # Run the JS frontend server in development mode.
 .PHONY: run-frontend
@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ run-frontend:
 .PHONY: build-backend
 build-backend: $(STUFFBIN)
 	@echo "→ Building backend..."
-	@CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a\
-		-ldflags="-X 'main.buildString=${BUILDSTR}' -X 'main.versionString=${VERSION}' -s -w" \
+	@CGO_ENABLED=0 go build -a \
+		-ldflags="-X 'main.buildString=${BUILDSTR}' -X 'main.versionString=${VERSION}' -X 'github.com/abhinavxd/libredesk/internal/version.Version=${VERSION}' -s -w" \
 		-o ${BIN} cmd/*.go
 
 # Main build target: builds both frontend and backend, then stuffs static assets into the binary.
diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0fe0a92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package version
+
+// Version holds the current version of the application.
+// This value is intended to be set at build time using the -X linker flag.
+var Version = "unknown-version"