diff --git a/templates/backend-deployment.yaml b/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
index fc65960..814a4cd 100644
--- a/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/backend-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: TOWER_LISTEN_ADDR
               value: ":8080"
+            - name: TOWER_VERSION
+              value: {{ .Values.backend.image.tag | quote }}
             - name: TOWER_GITEA_URL
               value: {{ .Values.config.giteaURL | quote }}
             - name: TOWER_GITEA_ORG