diff --git a/.ci/acli/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/acli/buildContainerImage.js
index ac6bbe00cc..a3b6d250d3 100755
--- a/.ci/acli/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/acli/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-admin-cli:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-admin-cli:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/aui/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/aui/buildContainerImage.js
index b5c8bf2097..0ddf6b5a2d 100755
--- a/.ci/aui/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/aui/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-admin-ui:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-admin-ui:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/capi/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/capi/buildContainerImage.js
index fd2e1cf8eb..ec58f122c3 100755
--- a/.ci/capi/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/capi/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./ConsumerApi/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-consumer-api:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./ConsumerApi/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-consumer-api:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/dbm/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/dbm/buildContainerImage.js
index f962b2ba8f..7595a119a2 100755
--- a/.ci/dbm/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/dbm/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-database-migrator:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-database-migrator:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/eh/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/eh/buildContainerImage.js
index 24a74c0ae4..c871b7a7c9 100755
--- a/.ci/eh/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/eh/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-event-handler:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-event-handler:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/fsc/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/fsc/buildContainerImage.js
index b6649f033d..1f87ebb582 100755
--- a/.ci/fsc/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/fsc/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-files-sanity-check:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-files-sanity-check:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/idj/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/idj/buildContainerImage.js
index 1a5d297228..53b93f2ee1 100755
--- a/.ci/idj/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/idj/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-identity-deletion-jobs:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-identity-deletion-jobs:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/sc/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/sc/buildContainerImage.js
index c8baad6ef5..d34b868a82 100755
--- a/.ci/sc/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/sc/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ const projectSuffix = $.env["PROJECT_SUFFIX"] ? `.${$.env["PROJECT_SUFFIX"]}` :
 
 const moduleNameCamelCase = toCamelCase(moduleName);
 
-await $`docker build --file ./Modules/${moduleName}/src/${moduleName}.Jobs.SanityCheck${projectSuffix}/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-${moduleNameCamelCase}-sanity-check:${tag} .`;
+await $`docker build --file ./Modules/${moduleName}/src/${moduleName}.Jobs.SanityCheck${projectSuffix}/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-${moduleNameCamelCase}-sanity-check:${tag} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} .`;
diff --git a/.ci/sses/buildContainerImage.js b/.ci/sses/buildContainerImage.js
index 451c86f5f8..09acb431cd 100755
--- a/.ci/sses/buildContainerImage.js
+++ b/.ci/sses/buildContainerImage.js
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ const tag = getRequiredEnvVar("TAG");
 const platforms = process.env.PLATFORMS ?? "linux/amd64,linux/arm64";
 const push = process.env.PUSH === "1" ? ["--push", "--provenance=true", "--sbom=true"] : "";
 
-await $`docker buildx build --file ./SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-sse-server:${tag} --platform ${platforms} ${push} .`;
+await $`docker buildx build --file ./SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile --tag ghcr.io/nmshd/backbone-sse-server:${tag} --platform ${platforms} --build-arg VERSION=${tag} ${push} .`;
diff --git a/AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile b/AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile
index 85d483cb4c..62e60b3f87 100644
--- a/AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile
+++ b/AdminApi/src/AdminApi/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # (see https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/4527).
 # They are copied from https://github.com/ubuntu-rocks/dotnet/issues/21
 ################################################################################################################
-FROM golang:1.22 as chisel
+FROM golang:1.22 AS chisel
 
 RUN git clone --depth 1 -b main https://github.com/canonical/chisel /opt/chisel
 WORKDIR /opt/chisel
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "AdminApi/src/AdminApi/AdminApi.csproj"
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 RUN dotnet publish /p:UseAppHost=false --no-restore --configuration Release --output /app/publish "/src/AdminApi/src/AdminApi/AdminApi.csproj"
 RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --output /app/publish/health "HealthCheck/HealthCheck.csproj"
 
diff --git a/ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj b/ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj
index dca1b7e851..d9a8ae9d8f 100644
--- a/ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj
+++ b/ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj
@@ -1,35 +1,35 @@
-<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
+<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk.Web">
 
 	<PropertyGroup>
 		<UserSecretsId>f114fba8-95dd-4fee-8385-af8e8a343c68</UserSecretsId>
 	</PropertyGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
-        <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.SqlServer" Version="8.0.2"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="AspNetCore.HealthChecks.SqlServer" Version="8.0.2" />
 		<PackageReference Include="FluentValidation.AspNetCore" Version="11.3.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.6"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.JwtBearer" Version="8.0.6" />
 		<PackageReference Include="NetEscapades.AspNetCore.SecurityHeaders" Version="0.22.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Autofac.Extensions.DependencyInjection" Version="9.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.6"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.20.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi" Version="8.0.6" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets" Version="1.20.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="ReHackt.Extensions.Options.Validation" Version="8.0.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2"/>
-        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.6"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Swashbuckle.AspNetCore" Version="6.6.2" />
+        <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Relational" Version="8.0.6" />
         <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="8.0.6">
 			<PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
 			<IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
 			<TreatAsUsed>true</TreatAsUsed>
 		</PackageReference>
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="4.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Serilog" Version="4.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.AspNetCore" Version="8.0.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.ClientInfo" Version="2.0.3" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Demystifier" Version="1.0.2" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="3.0.1"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Enrichers.Environment" Version="3.0.1" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Exceptions" Version="8.4.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Exceptions.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="8.4.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="3.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Formatting.Compact" Version="3.0.0" />
 		<PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Http" Version="9.0.0" />
-        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" Version="8.0.0"/>
+        <PackageReference Include="Serilog.Sinks.Seq" Version="8.0.0" />
 	</ItemGroup>
 
 	<ItemGroup>
diff --git a/ConsumerApi/Controllers/VersionController.cs b/ConsumerApi/Controllers/VersionController.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6209cfe038
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConsumerApi/Controllers/VersionController.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization;
+using Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc;
+
+namespace Backbone.ConsumerApi.Controllers;
+
+[Route("api/v1/[controller]")]
+public class VersionController : ControllerBase
+{
+    private readonly VersionService _versionService;
+
+    public VersionController(VersionService versionService)
+    {
+        _versionService = versionService;
+    }
+
+    [HttpGet]
+    [AllowAnonymous]
+    [ProducesResponseType(typeof(VersionResponse), StatusCodes.Status200OK)]
+    public async Task<IActionResult> GetBackboneMajorVersion(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var majorVersion = await _versionService.GetBackboneMajorVersion();
+        return Ok(new VersionResponse { MajorVersion = majorVersion });
+    }
+}
+
+public class VersionResponse
+{
+    public required string MajorVersion { get; set; }
+}
diff --git a/ConsumerApi/Dockerfile b/ConsumerApi/Dockerfile
index 0b1d69673f..dcedd262f5 100644
--- a/ConsumerApi/Dockerfile
+++ b/ConsumerApi/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # (see https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/4527).
 # They are copied from https://github.com/ubuntu-rocks/dotnet/issues/21
 ################################################################################################################
-FROM golang:1.22 as chisel
+FROM golang:1.22 AS chisel
 
 RUN git clone --depth 1 -b main https://github.com/canonical/chisel /opt/chisel
 WORKDIR /opt/chisel
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ RUN mkdir /rootfs \
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 RUN dotnet restore "ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj"
 RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --output /app/publish --no-restore "ConsumerApi/ConsumerApi.csproj"
 RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --output /app/publish/health "HealthCheck/HealthCheck.csproj"
diff --git a/ConsumerApi/Program.cs b/ConsumerApi/Program.cs
index 07c93fe6a0..d72d151eb1 100644
--- a/ConsumerApi/Program.cs
+++ b/ConsumerApi/Program.cs
@@ -132,6 +132,8 @@ static void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services, IConfiguration config
     var parsedConfiguration = services.BuildServiceProvider().GetRequiredService<IOptions<BackboneConfiguration>>().Value;
 #pragma warning restore ASP0000
 
+    services.AddSingleton<VersionService>();
+
     services.AddSaveChangesTimeInterceptor();
 
     services.AddTransient<DevicesDbContextSeeder>();
diff --git a/ConsumerApi/VersionService.cs b/ConsumerApi/VersionService.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..82ebf925a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ConsumerApi/VersionService.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+namespace Backbone.ConsumerApi;
+
+public class VersionService
+{
+    public async Task<string> GetBackboneMajorVersion()
+    {
+        var assembly = System.Reflection.Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
+        var version = System.Diagnostics.FileVersionInfo.GetVersionInfo(assembly.Location).FileVersion;
+
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(version))
+            throw new InvalidOperationException("The file version information could not be retrieved.");
+
+        var majorVersion = version.Split('.', 2)[0];
+
+        return await Task.FromResult(majorVersion);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile b/DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile
index a238fe3f98..eef5e1c4c0 100644
--- a/DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile
+++ b/DatabaseMigrator/Dockerfile
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "DatabaseMigrator/DatabaseMigrator.csproj"
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 WORKDIR "/src/DatabaseMigrator"
 RUN dotnet build "DatabaseMigrator.csproj" -c Release --output /app/build --no-restore
 
diff --git a/EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile b/EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile
index 0251c884d5..55c21828ce 100644
--- a/EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile
+++ b/EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/Dockerfile
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService/EventHandlerServ
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 WORKDIR "/src/EventHandlerService/src/EventHandlerService"
 RUN dotnet build "EventHandlerService.csproj" -c Release -o /app/build --no-restore
 
diff --git a/Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile b/Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile
index 79929f117c..c1e8498575 100644
--- a/Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile
+++ b/Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Dockerfile
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion/Job.IdentityDeletion.csproj"
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 WORKDIR "/src/Jobs/src/Job.IdentityDeletion"
 RUN dotnet build "Job.IdentityDeletion.csproj" -c Release --output /app/build --no-restore
 
diff --git a/Modules/Challenges/src/Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup/Dockerfile b/Modules/Challenges/src/Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup/Dockerfile
index 8cdaa4d3ef..b8fd8e4792 100644
--- a/Modules/Challenges/src/Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup/Dockerfile
+++ b/Modules/Challenges/src/Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 # Build
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/dotnet/sdk:8.0 AS build-env
 WORKDIR /src
+
+ARG VERSION
+
 COPY . .
 RUN dotnet restore "Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup/Challenges.Jobs.Cleanup.csproj"
 
diff --git a/Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile b/Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile
index 4f8a6ee45b..4ba061917a 100644
--- a/Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile
+++ b/Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Dockerfile
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli/Devices.AdminCli.csproj
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 WORKDIR "/src/Modules/Devices/src/Devices.AdminCli"
 RUN dotnet publish --no-restore -c Release -o /app/publish "Devices.AdminCli.csproj"
 
diff --git a/Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile b/Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile
index 3f58e56abc..ddea1b4f44 100644
--- a/Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile
+++ b/Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ RUN dotnet restore "Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck/Files.Jobs.SanityCh
 
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 WORKDIR "/src/Modules/Files/src/Files.Jobs.SanityCheck"
 RUN dotnet build "Files.Jobs.SanityCheck.csproj" --configuration Release --output /app/build --no-restore
 
diff --git a/SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile b/SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile
index 75b793e3c6..08711f9140 100644
--- a/SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile
+++ b/SseServer/src/SseServer/Dockerfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # (see https://github.com/dotnet/dotnet-docker/discussions/4527).
 # They are copied from https://github.com/ubuntu-rocks/dotnet/issues/21
 ################################################################################################################
-FROM golang:1.22 as chisel
+FROM golang:1.22 AS chisel
 
 RUN git clone --depth 1 -b main https://github.com/canonical/chisel /opt/chisel
 WORKDIR /opt/chisel
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ RUN mkdir /rootfs \
 WORKDIR /src
 COPY . .
 
+ARG VERSION
+
 RUN dotnet restore "SseServer/src/SseServer/SseServer.csproj"
 RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --output /app/publish --no-restore "SseServer/src/SseServer/SseServer.csproj"
 RUN dotnet publish --configuration Release --output /app/publish/health "HealthCheck/HealthCheck.csproj"