diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 687ad4a23..446eb43c4 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ deploy:
   region: eu-west-1
   on: *2
 before_deploy:
+- ./scripts/update_version_file.sh
 - zip -r notifications-api *
 - mkdir -p dpl_cd_upload
 - mv notifications-api.zip dpl_cd_upload/notifications-api-$TRAVIS_BRANCH-$TRAVIS_BUILD_NUMBER-$TRAVIS_COMMIT.zip
diff --git a/app/__init__.py b/app/__init__.py
index 7b38a376e..5fefc46d4 100644
--- a/app/__init__.py
+++ b/app/__init__.py
@@ -121,13 +121,15 @@ def convert_to_number(value):
 
 
 def get_api_version():
-    _version_re = re.compile(r'__version__\s+=\s+(.*)')
-    version = 'n/a'
-    dir_path = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
-    with open(os.path.join(dir_path, 'version.py'), 'rb') as f:
-        version = str(ast.literal_eval(_version_re.search(
-            f.read().decode('utf-8')).group(1)))
-    return version
+    build = 'n/a'
+    build_time = "n/a"
+    try:
+        from app import version
+        build = version.__build__
+        build_time = version.__time__
+    except:
+        pass
+    return build, build_time
 
 
 def get_db_version():
diff --git a/app/status/healthcheck.py b/app/status/healthcheck.py
index b513bc600..b16619828 100644
--- a/app/status/healthcheck.py
+++ b/app/status/healthcheck.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ status = Blueprint('status', __name__)
 @status.route('/_status', methods=['GET', 'POST'])
 def show_status():
     from app import (get_api_version, get_db_version)
+    build, build_time = get_api_version()
     return jsonify(status="ok",
-                   api_version=get_api_version(),
+                   api_build=build,
+                   api_built_time=build_time,
                    db_version=get_db_version()), 200
diff --git a/app/version.py b/app/version.py
index df9144c54..62a3e5dfd 100644
--- a/app/version.py
+++ b/app/version.py
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-__version__ = '0.1.1'
+__build__ = ""
+__time__ = ""
diff --git a/scripts/push-tag.sh b/scripts/push-tag.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a74e9a05..000000000
--- a/scripts/push-tag.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-
-function pretty() {
-  local blue="\033[34m"
-  local reset="\033[0m"
-  while read line; do
-    echo -e "${blue}[publishing]${reset} ${line}"
-  done
-}
-
-function warn() {
-  local orange="\033[33m"
-  local reset="\033[0m"
-  while read line; do
-    echo -e "${orange}[warning]${reset} ${line}"
-  done
-}
-
-function get_sha(){
-    REF=$(git log -n 1 -- VERSION --name-only)
-    SHA=$(echo $REF | awk '{ print $2 }')
-
-    echo "checking out ${SHA}" | pretty
-
-    git checkout $SHA
-}
-
-function get_version(){
-    VERSION=$(python setup.py --version)
-    echo "latest version is ${VERSION}" | pretty
-}
-
-function push_tag_or_die(){
-    TAG_EXISTS=$(git tag | grep -G "^${VERSION}$")
-    if [ "$TAG_EXISTS" ]; then
-        echo "Tag already exists, exiting" | warn
-        exit 0
-    else
-        push_tag $VERSION
-    fi
-}
-
-function push_tag(){
-    git tag -a $VERSION -m "Version tag for ${VERSION}"
-    echo "Pushing tags to github ${VERSION} to Github" | pretty
-    git push origin --tags
-}
-
-function main(){
-    get_sha
-    get_version
-    push_tag_or_die
-}
-
-main
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diff --git a/scripts/update_version_file.sh b/scripts/update_version_file.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..27117f6dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/update_version_file.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# Update the version file of the project from the Travis build details
+#
+sed -i -e "s/__build__ =.*/__build__ = \"$TRAVIS_COMMIT\"/g" ./app/version.py
+sed -i -e "s/__time__ =.*/__time__ = \"$('date +%Y-%m-%d:%H:%M:%S')\"/g" ./app/version.py
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