diff --git a/tools/release/make-release.sh b/tools/release/make-release.sh
index 9af25c7..bb70934 100644
--- a/tools/release/make-release.sh
+++ b/tools/release/make-release.sh
@@ -38,6 +38,15 @@ cp "$ROOT/pikit-services.json" "$STAGE/" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp "$ROOT/set_ready.sh" "$STAGE/" 2>/dev/null || true
 cp "$ROOT/start-codex.sh" "$STAGE/" 2>/dev/null || true
 
+# Include version marker
+if [[ -f "$ROOT/pikit-web/data/version.json" ]]; then
+  mkdir -p "$STAGE/pikit-web/data"
+  cp "$ROOT/pikit-web/data/version.json" "$STAGE/pikit-web/data/version.json"
+else
+  mkdir -p "$STAGE/pikit-web/data"
+  echo "{\"version\": \"$VERSION\"}" > "$STAGE/pikit-web/data/version.json"
+fi
+
 echo "Packing bundle..."
 tar -C "$STAGE" -czf "$BUNDLE_PATH" .