diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
index a43501c..f350979 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
     <%= javascript_include_tag "application", "data-turbo-track": "reload", type: "module" %>
   </head>
 
-  <body class="">
+  <body class="d-flex flex-column min-vh-100">
     <%= render partial: "layouts/sidebar" %>
     <%= render partial: "layouts/navigation" %>
     <%= render partial: "layouts/flash" %>
     <main class="mt-3 container">  
       <%= yield %>
     </main>
-    <footer class="mt-3">Version: <%= l(File.mtime(Rails.root.join(".build_version")), format: :short) %>
+    <footer class="container mt-auto"><%= Rails.configuration.build_version && "Version: #{Rails.configuration.build_version}" %>
   </body>
 </html>
diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index c17a7c3..09748e2 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -35,5 +35,6 @@ module A11yist
     #
     config.time_zone = "Europe/Zurich"
     # config.eager_load_paths << Rails.root.join("extras")
+    config.build_version = (File.read(Rails.root.join(".build_version")) || "-").freeze
   end
 end
