Changeset 0.22.9 (#151)

server/version.go

@@ -1,8 +1,29 @@
 package main
 
+import (
+	"os"
+	"strings"
+)
+
 // Version is set at build time via:
 //
 //	go build -ldflags "-X main.Version=$(cat VERSION)"
 //
-// Falls back to "dev" for local builds without ldflags.
+// Falls back to reading /VERSION or ./VERSION for container/local runs
+// without ldflags. Final fallback is "dev".
 var Version = "dev"
+
+func init() {
+	if Version != "dev" {
+		return
+	}
+	// Try well-known paths: container (/VERSION), repo root (../VERSION, ./VERSION)
+	for _, path := range []string{"/VERSION", "VERSION", "../VERSION"} {
+		if data, err := os.ReadFile(path); err == nil {
+			if v := strings.TrimSpace(string(data)); v != "" {
+				Version = v
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}