diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index d8361f4..4055449 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ build:signal-server:
   stage: build
   script:
     - docker build -f signal-server.Dockerfile -t ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8} .
-    - export VERSION=$(docker run ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8} -v)
+    - export VERSION=$(docker run ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8} version)
     - docker tag ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8} ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}
     - docker tag ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8} ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${VERSION}
     - docker push ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/signal-server:${CI_COMMIT_SHA:0:8}
diff --git a/migrate-and-start-server.sh b/migrate-and-start-server.sh
index f769d27..5eae0d5 100755
--- a/migrate-and-start-server.sh
+++ b/migrate-and-start-server.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 set -exu
+if [[ "$1" == "version" ]]; then
+  java -jar /usr/share/TextSecureServer.jar -v
+  exit
+fi
 java -jar /usr/share/TextSecureServer.jar abusedb migrate /etc/signal-server.yaml
 java -jar /usr/share/TextSecureServer.jar accountdb migrate /etc/signal-server.yaml
 java -jar /usr/share/TextSecureServer.jar messagedb migrate /etc/signal-server.yaml