diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 42d6efdd..ad490bfc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 # Stage 1: Build dependencies
 FROM python:3.13 AS builder
 
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ COPY --from=builder /usr/local/bin /usr/local/bin
 # Copy application files correctly
 COPY ./app /app/app
 COPY ./frontend /app/frontend
+COPY ./VERSION /app/VERSION
 
 # Set Python path explicitly
 ENV PYTHONPATH=/app
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 00f87844..25a5afd8 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-0.3.2-dev
+0.4.0-dev