diff --git a/src/cli/interactive.ts b/src/cli/interactive.ts
index 8a33c6d6..5f6876d4 100644
--- a/src/cli/interactive.ts
+++ b/src/cli/interactive.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import inquirer from 'inquirer'
 import fuzzy from 'fuzzy'
 import ora from 'ora'
 import { Brainy } from '../brainy.js'
+import { getBrainyVersion } from '../utils/version.js'
 
 // Professional color scheme
 export const colors = {
@@ -576,7 +577,7 @@ export function showWelcome(): void {
 ║                                              ║
 ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════╝
 `))
-  console.log(colors.dim('Version 1.5.0 • Type "help" for commands'))
+  console.log(colors.dim(`Version ${getBrainyVersion()} • Type "help" for commands`))
   console.log()
 }
 
diff --git a/src/config/sharedConfigManager.ts b/src/config/sharedConfigManager.ts
index af931dc2..98fee475 100644
--- a/src/config/sharedConfigManager.ts
+++ b/src/config/sharedConfigManager.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { ModelPrecision } from './modelAutoConfig.js'
 import { StorageType } from './storageAutoConfig.js'
+import { getBrainyVersion } from '../utils/version.js'
 
 export interface SharedConfig {
   // Critical parameters that MUST match across instances
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ export class SharedConfigManager {
    */
   private static createSharedConfig(localConfig: any): SharedConfig {
     return {
-      version: '2.10.0', // Brainy version
+      version: getBrainyVersion(), // Brainy version
       precision: localConfig.embeddingOptions?.precision || 'fp32',
       dimensions: 384, // Fixed for all-MiniLM-L6-v2
       hnswM: localConfig.hnsw?.M || 16,
diff --git a/src/utils/version.ts b/src/utils/version.ts
index 1be7a249..718d44fe 100644
--- a/src/utils/version.ts
+++ b/src/utils/version.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import { isNode } from './environment.js'
 
 // Default version - this should be replaced at build time
-const DEFAULT_VERSION = '3.5.1'
+const DEFAULT_VERSION = '3.14.0'
 
 let cachedVersion: string | null = null
 let versionPromise: Promise<string> | null = null