diff --git a/docs/default.nix b/docs/default.nix
index 1e3594e..f66962a 100644
--- a/docs/default.nix
+++ b/docs/default.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,11 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
       ${nmdsrc}/static/highlightjs/highlight.min.js \
       ${nmdsrc}/static/highlightjs/highlight.load.js
 
+    substituteInPlace ./manual.md \
+      --replace \
+        '@VERSION@' \
+        ${builtins.readFile ../VERSION}
+
     substituteInPlace ./options.md \
       --replace \
         '@OPTIONS_JSON@' \
diff --git a/docs/manual.md b/docs/manual.md
index 08a9bb3..43757af 100644
--- a/docs/manual.md
+++ b/docs/manual.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Self Host Blocks Manual {#self-host-blocks-manual}
 
-## Version 0.0.1
+## Version @VERSION@
 
 
 ```{=include=} preface