diff --git a/tasks.yml b/tasks.yml
index 38ffb28..e61d2bb 100644
--- a/tasks.yml
+++ b/tasks.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   git:
     repo: '{{ app_repository }}'
     dest: '{{ app_dir }}'
-    version: '{{ app_branch }}'
+    version: '{{ app_ref }}'
     update: true
 
 - name: copy .production.env
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
     project_src: '{{ app_dir }}'
     state: absent
 
+# TODO: recreate static volume
+
 - name: start newsreader
   docker_compose:
     build: true
diff --git a/templates/env.j2 b/templates/env.j2
index 39bcf11..fcaf939 100644
--- a/templates/env.j2
+++ b/templates/env.j2
@@ -26,5 +26,7 @@ TWITTER_CONSUMER_ID='{{ twitter_client_id }}'
 TWITTER_CONSUMER_SECRET='{{ twitter_client_secret }}'
 TWITTER_REDIRECT_URL='{{ twitter_redirect_url }}'
 
+VERSION='{{ app_ref }}'
+
 SENTRY_DSN='{{ sentry_dsn }}'
 ADMINS='{{ admins }}'
diff --git a/vars/app.yml b/vars/app.yml
index 0dc6d8d..b4f792a 100644
--- a/vars/app.yml
+++ b/vars/app.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 app_name: 'newsreader'
 app_repository: 'https://git.fudiggity.nl/sonny/newsreader'
-app_branch: '0.4.3'
+app_ref: '0.5.0'
 app_dir: '/srv/docker/newsreader'
 
 django_settings_module: 'newsreader.conf.production'