diff --git a/backend/danswer/__init__.py b/backend/danswer/__init__.py
index 9feb2146b7ec..ea33fd832920 100644
--- a/backend/danswer/__init__.py
+++ b/backend/danswer/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import os
 
-__version__ = os.environ.get("DANSWER_VERSION", "") or "Dev"
+__version__ = os.environ.get("DANSWER_VERSION", "") or "Development"