diff --git a/.bumpversion.cfg b/.bumpversion.cfg
index 725c27cc1ebc0badc90c93c8f9c9f2cef8beff65..2f6bdc9fed4b11ba3ecdb0298d72acf8e2b560a4 100644
--- a/.bumpversion.cfg
+++ b/.bumpversion.cfg
@@ -7,3 +7,5 @@ tag = True
 
 [bumpversion:file:docker/docker-compose.yml]
 
+[bumpversion:file:fractalis/misc/controller.py]
+
diff --git a/fractalis/misc/controller.py b/fractalis/misc/controller.py
index 98088bb5d533b336ab89e0f972f7657e4db949d2..49eadc7fa9a7690f42c6a699b935389787c71927 100644
--- a/fractalis/misc/controller.py
+++ b/fractalis/misc/controller.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 in any of the other categories."""
 
 import logging
-import re
 from typing import Tuple
 
 from flask import Blueprint, jsonify, Response
@@ -14,7 +13,5 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 @misc_blueprint.route('/version', methods=['GET'])
 def get_version() -> Tuple[Response, int]:
-    with open('setup.py') as setup_file:
-        text = setup_file.read()
-        version = re.search(r'version=\'(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\',', text).group(1)
+    version = '0.5.2'
     return jsonify({'version': version}), 201