diff --git a/client/Dockerfiles/dev-tools/docker-compose.yml.dev-tools.in b/client/Dockerfiles/dev-tools/docker-compose.yml.dev-tools.in
index 74ef847..7199bfd 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfiles/dev-tools/docker-compose.yml.dev-tools.in
+++ b/client/Dockerfiles/dev-tools/docker-compose.yml.dev-tools.in
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ services:
       - ${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/container:${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/container
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     environment:
+      - DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}
-      - DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}
       - GID=${DOCKER_FINANCE_GID}
       - UID=${DOCKER_FINANCE_UID}
     deploy:
diff --git a/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.archlinux.in b/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.archlinux.in
index ef70c86..7049de7 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.archlinux.in
+++ b/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.archlinux.in
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ services:
       # NOTE: although TZ can be used within the container, this *should* be more dynamic
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     environment:
+      - DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD}
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CONF=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CONF}
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_EDITOR=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_EDITOR}
diff --git a/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.ubuntu.in b/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.ubuntu.in
index 572ffea..0c41df8 100644
--- a/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.ubuntu.in
+++ b/client/Dockerfiles/finance/docker-compose.yml.ubuntu.in
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ services:
       # NOTE: although TZ can be used within the container, this should be more dynamic
       - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
     environment:
+      - DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD}
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CONF=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CONF}
       - DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_EDITOR=${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_EDITOR}
diff --git a/client/docker-finance.d/client/env/gen.bash b/client/docker-finance.d/client/env/gen.bash
index 7c7abfc..a54f16d 100644
--- a/client/docker-finance.d/client/env/gen.bash
+++ b/client/docker-finance.d/client/env/gen.bash
@@ -24,16 +24,17 @@
 # Different platforms require slightly different environment
 [ -z "$global_platform" ] && exit 1
 
+# Version is internally set on-the-fly
+[ -z "$global_client_version" ] && exit 1
+
+export DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION="$global_client_version"
+
 # Developer related
 
 if [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_DEBUG" ]; then
   export DOCKER_FINANCE_DEBUG=false
 fi
 
-if [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION" ]; then
-  export DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION="1.0.0"
-fi
-
 # Allows transparent r/w of mounted volumes
 
 if [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_UID" ]; then
diff --git a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_docker.bash b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_docker.bash
index 6ec1559..01f93bc 100644
--- a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_docker.bash
+++ b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_docker.bash
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ fi
 # Remaining "constructor" implementation
 function lib_docker::__docker()
 {
+  # TODO: refactor into lib_gen
   # Docker-related files
   [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   declare -g global_repo_dockerfiles="${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/Dockerfiles/"
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ function lib_docker::__docker()
   lib_utils::print_debug "Generating '${_path}'"
 
   sed \
+    -e "s|@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@|${global_client_version}|g" \
     -e "s|@DOCKER_FINANCE_IMAGE@|${global_image}:${global_tag}|g" \
     -e "s|@DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER@|${global_container}|g" \
     -e "s|@DOCKER_FINANCE_NETWORK@|${global_network}|g" \
@@ -674,6 +676,7 @@ function lib_docker::__version()
       container)
         # Feed dependency manifest (client is not bind-mounted for security reasons)
         local _manifest
+        # TODO: use global_repo_manifest
         _manifest="$(<${DOCKER_FINANCE_CLIENT_REPO}/client/docker-finance.yaml)"
 
         # NOTE: uses variable "callback"
@@ -724,7 +727,7 @@ function lib_docker::__version()
 
         # TODO: add build type
         echo
-        echo -e "docker-finance v${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION} | commit: $_hash | build: $global_platform"
+        echo -e "docker-finance ${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION} | commit: $_hash | build: $global_platform"
         ;;
 
       *)
diff --git a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
index 39d1aa6..fbfe31e 100644
--- a/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
+++ b/client/src/docker/lib/internal/lib_gen.bash
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ function lib_gen::gen()
 {
   lib_utils::print_debug "Constructing environment"
 
+  # Generate `docker-finance` version
+  global_repo_manifest="$(dirname "$(realpath -s $0)")/docker-finance.yaml"
+  declare -gr global_repo_manifest
+
+  global_client_version="$(grep '^version: ' $global_repo_manifest | sed -e 's/version: "//' -e 's/"//g')"
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2034  # used during env gen
+  declare -gr global_client_version
+
   # Repository-provided (not user-defined) default environment
   global_repo_conf_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath -s $0)")/docker-finance.d"
   declare -gr global_repo_conf_dir
@@ -193,9 +201,7 @@ function lib_gen::__set_client_globals()
 
 function lib_gen::__read_env()
 {
-  lib_utils::print_debug "Get/Set environment"
-
-  # Unset
+  # Reset environment
   unset "$(printenv | grep -Eo "^DOCKER_FINANCE[^=]+")"
 
   # Set, if a script that generates env
@@ -207,8 +213,13 @@ function lib_gen::__read_env()
 
   # Set, if env file format (docker / bash)
   while read _line; do
-    # Ignore comments, export line
+    # Ignore comments
     if [[ ! "$_line" =~ ^# ]]; then
+      # Don't allow manipulating version via file
+      if [[ "$_line" =~ ^DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION ]]; then
+        continue
+      fi
+      # Export valid line
       export "${_line?}" # SC2163
       lib_utils::print_debug "$_line"
     fi
@@ -223,7 +234,8 @@ function lib_gen::__write_env()
 {
   lib_utils::print_debug "Writing environment"
 
-  printenv | grep "DOCKER_FINANCE" | sort >"$1"
+  unset DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION # Must be generated internally
+  printenv | grep -E "DOCKER_FINANCE" | sort >"$1"
 }
 
 #
@@ -480,14 +492,14 @@ function lib_gen::__gen_shell()
 function lib_gen::__gen_shell_write()
 {
   [ -z "$global_repo_conf_dir" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-
   lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_conf_dir=${global_repo_conf_dir}"
-  lib_utils::print_debug "DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION=${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}"
+
+  [ -z "$global_client_version" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_client_version=${global_client_version}"
 
   sed \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_SUBPROFILE_SOURCE@:${_source}:g" \
-    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}:g" \
+    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${global_client_version}:g" \
     "${global_repo_conf_dir}/container/shell/superscript.bash.in" >"$_file"
 }
 
@@ -531,10 +543,14 @@ function lib_gen::__gen_hledger_write()
   local _file="$1"
   [ -z "$_file" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
 
-  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   [ -z "$global_repo_conf_dir" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_repo_conf_dir=${global_repo_conf_dir}"
+
+  [ -z "$global_client_version" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+  lib_utils::print_debug "global_client_version=${global_client_version}"
+
   sed \
-    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}:g" \
+    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${global_client_version}:g" \
     "${global_repo_conf_dir}/container/hledger/hledger.conf.in" >"$_file"
 }
 
@@ -621,7 +637,7 @@ function lib_gen::__gen_flow_shell_write()
   sed \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_CMD}:g" \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_CONTAINER_REPO}:g" \
-    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}:g" \
+    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${global_client_version}:g" \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_PROFILE@:${_profile}:g" \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_SUBPROFILE@:${_subprofile}:g" \
     "${global_repo_conf_dir}/container/shell/subprofile.bash.in" >"$_file"
@@ -662,16 +678,16 @@ function lib_gen::__gen_flow_fetch()
 
 function lib_gen::__gen_flow_fetch_write()
 {
-  [ -z "$DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
-
   [ -z "$_profile" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   [ -z "$_subprofile" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
 
   [ -z "$global_repo_conf_dir" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
   [ -z "$_file" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
 
+  [ -z "$global_client_version" ] && lib_utils::die_fatal
+
   sed \
-    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}:g" \
+    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${global_client_version}:g" \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_PROFILE@:${_profile}:g" \
     -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_SUBPROFILE@:${_subprofile}:g" \
     "${global_repo_conf_dir}/container/fetch/fetch.yaml.in" >"$_file"
@@ -715,7 +731,7 @@ function lib_gen::__gen_flow_meta_write()
   # Deletes default comments or else ROOT meta sample won't work out-of-the-box
   sed \
     -e "/\/\/\\!/d" \
-    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION}:g" \
+    -e "s:@DOCKER_FINANCE_VERSION@:${global_client_version}:g" \
     "${global_repo_conf_dir}/container/meta/meta.csv.in" >"$_file"
 }