diff --git a/docker-compose/.env.template b/docker-compose/.env.template
index 95646d1..3e24c53 100644
--- a/docker-compose/.env.template
+++ b/docker-compose/.env.template
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@
 # For local dev this is ignored (docker-compose.override.yml builds images locally).
 IMAGE_TAG=staging
 
-# Application version displayed in the web UI footer.
-# CI sets this automatically to 1.0.<git-commit-count> at build time.
-APP_VERSION=1.0.0
-
 # Volume base paths — controls where logs and uploaded files are stored on the host.
 # Portainer (staging/prod): leave unset to use the /opt/myai defaults.
 # Local dev: set to relative paths so logs and files land in the repo tree.
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 3b617b8..87bc49f 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -263,7 +263,6 @@ services:
       - ASPNETCORE_URLS=${ASPNETCORE_URLS:-http://+:8080}
       - APP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME=${APP_ENVIRONMENT_NAME:-myai.staging}
 
-      - APP_VERSION=${APP_VERSION:-unknown}
       - Site__Mode=${Site__Mode:-Normal}
     networks:
       - myai-network