diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/VersionService.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/VersionService.java
index 8def19f..362e9d2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/VersionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/openk/contactbasedata/service/VersionService.java
@@ -20,12 +20,17 @@
 import org.eclipse.openk.contactbasedata.repository.VersionRepository;
 import org.eclipse.openk.contactbasedata.viewmodel.VersionDto;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 @Service
 public class VersionService {
+
+    @Value("${backend-version}")
+    public String backendVersion;
+
     @Autowired
     VersionRepository versionRepository;
 
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@
             retVersion = new VersionDto();
             retVersion.setDbVersion(Constants.DB_VERSION_NOT_PRESENT);
         }
-        retVersion.setBackendVersion("00");
+        retVersion.setBackendVersion(backendVersion);
         return retVersion;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application.yml b/src/main/resources/application.yml
index 3b6dd93..abf177a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 #  *******************************************************************************
+backend-version: 1.0.1
 spring:
   datasource:
 ## -> Postgres Configuration
diff --git a/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml b/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
index 06e46ff..44d1de7 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/application_localdev.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #
 #  SPDX-License-Identifier: EPL-2.0
 #  *******************************************************************************
+backend-version: 1.0.1
 spring:
   datasource:
     url: jdbc:postgresql://entopticadirx:5432/ContactBaseDataDev
@@ -74,5 +75,5 @@
     #listOfServers: http://localhost:4201
 
 cors:
-  corsEnabled: false
+  corsEnabled: true