diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 34bc60e0c..ddebcc9e4 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ VERSION = ${GITEA_VERSION}
 # SemVer
 FORGEJO_VERSION := 5.0.0+0-gitea-1.20.0
 
-LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -X "main.MakeVersion=$(MAKE_VERSION)" -X "main.Version=$(GITEA_VERSION)" -X "main.Tags=$(TAGS)" -X "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/forgejo/v1.ForgejoVersion=$(FORGEJO_VERSION)" -X "main.ForgejoVersion=$(FORGEJO_VERSION)"
+LDFLAGS := $(LDFLAGS) -X "main.MakeVersion=$(MAKE_VERSION)" -X "main.Version=$(GITEA_VERSION)" -X "main.Tags=$(TAGS)" -X "main.ForgejoVersion=$(FORGEJO_VERSION)"
 
 LINUX_ARCHS ?= linux/amd64,linux/386,linux/arm-5,linux/arm-6,linux/arm64
 
diff --git a/routers/api/forgejo/v1/forgejo.go b/routers/api/forgejo/v1/forgejo.go
index 54ab19d7b..0f1f4f193 100644
--- a/routers/api/forgejo/v1/forgejo.go
+++ b/routers/api/forgejo/v1/forgejo.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/json"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
 )
 
 type Forgejo struct{}
@@ -16,9 +17,7 @@ func NewForgejo() *Forgejo {
 	return &Forgejo{}
 }
 
-var ForgejoVersion = "development"
-
 func (f *Forgejo) GetVersion(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
-	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(Version{&ForgejoVersion})
+	_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(Version{&setting.ForgejoVersion})
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_forgejo_version_test.go b/tests/integration/api_forgejo_version_test.go
index b8b8de8ee..b59afcbb1 100644
--- a/tests/integration/api_forgejo_version_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/api_forgejo_version_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/forgejo/v1"
+	v1 "code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/forgejo/v1"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -21,5 +21,5 @@ func TestAPIForgejoVersion(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var version v1.Version
 	DecodeJSON(t, resp, &version)
-	assert.Equal(t, "development", *version.Version)
+	assert.Equal(t, "1.0.0", *version.Version)
 }