diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index d049a24..6b66104 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ APP_ENV=local
 APP_KEY=
 APP_DEBUG=true
 APP_URL=http://localhost
-APP_VERSION=v2.1.0
 
 APP_LOCALE=en
 APP_FALLBACK_LOCALE=en
diff --git a/config/app.php b/config/app.php
index e441955..9f643c0 100644
--- a/config/app.php
+++ b/config/app.php
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
 
     'name' => env('APP_NAME', 'Laravel'),
 
-    'version' => env('APP_VERSION', 'v2.1.0'),
+    'version' => env('APP_VERSION')
+        ?: (file_exists(base_path('version.txt')) ? trim((string) file_get_contents(base_path('version.txt'))) : null)
+        ?: trim((string) @exec('git describe --tags --abbrev=0 2>/dev/null'))
+        ?: 'v2.5.0',
 
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------