diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-code-version.yml b/.github/workflows/update-code-version.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 91ba7819..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/update-code-version.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-# @format
-
-name: Update Version
-
-on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - "v*"
-
-jobs:
-  update-version:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    steps:
-      - name: Check out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2
-
-      - name: Extract version from tag
-        run: echo "VERSION=${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Fetch all branches
-        run: git fetch --all
-
-      - name: Select main branch
-        run: git checkout origin/main
-
-      - name: Update version in pyproject.toml
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s/version = \".*\"/version = \"$VERSION\"/" pyproject.toml
-
-      - name: Update version in robusta_krr/__init__.py
-        run: |
-          sed -i "s/__version__ = \".*\"/__version__ = \"$VERSION\"/" robusta_krr/__init__.py
-
-      - name: Commit and push
-        run: |
-          git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
-          git config --local user.name "GitHub Action"
-          git add pyproject.toml robusta_krr/__init__.py
-          git commit -m "Update version to $VERSION" && git push
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fabdeda0..fa55cb58 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ _View instructions for: [Seeing recommendations in a UI](#free-ui-for-krr-recomm
 
 - **No Agent Required**: Run a CLI tool on your local machine for immediate results. (Or run in-cluster for weekly [Slack reports](#slack-integration).)
 - **Prometheus Integration**: Get recommendations based on the data you already have
-- **Explainability**: Understand how recommendations were calculated
+- **Explainability**: [Understand how recommendations were calculated with explanation graphs](#free-krr-ui-on-robusta-saas)
 - **Extensible Strategies**: Easily create and use your own strategies for calculating resource recommendations.
 - **Free SaaS Platform**: See why KRR recommends what it does, by using the [free Robusta SaaS platform](https://platform.robusta.dev/signup/?utm_source=github&utm_medium=krr-readme).
 - **Future Support**: Upcoming versions will support custom resources (e.g. GPUs) and custom metrics.
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Read more about [how KRR works](#how-krr-works)
 | Immediate Results ⚡         | ✅ Gets results immediately (given Prometheus is running)                                                  | ❌ Requires time to gather data and provide recommendations |
 | Reporting 📊                | ✅ Json, CSV, Markdown, [Web UI](#free-ui-for-krr-recommendations), and more!                              | ❌ Not supported                                            |
 | Extensibility 🔧            | ✅ Add your own strategies with few lines of Python                                                        | :warning: Limited extensibility                             |
-| Explainability 📖           | ✅ See graphs explaining the recommendations                                                               | ❌ Not supported                                            |
+| Explainability 📖           | ✅ [See graphs explaining the recommendations](#free-krr-ui-on-robusta-saas)                               | ❌ Not supported                                            |
 | Custom Metrics 📏           | 🔄 Support in future versions                                                                              | ❌ Not supported                                            |
 | Custom Resources 🎛️         | 🔄 Support in future versions (e.g., GPU)                                                                  | ❌ Not supported                                            |
 | Autoscaling 🔀              | 🔄 Support in future versions                                                                              | ✅ Automatic application of recommendations                 |
diff --git a/robusta_krr/__init__.py b/robusta_krr/__init__.py
index 4866168b..c428657b 100644
--- a/robusta_krr/__init__.py
+++ b/robusta_krr/__init__.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 from .main import run
 
-__version__ = "1.8.2-dev"
+__version__ = "dev"
 __all__ = ["run", "__version__"]
diff --git a/robusta_krr/utils/version.py b/robusta_krr/utils/version.py
index d7b5df7f..47f81c55 100644
--- a/robusta_krr/utils/version.py
+++ b/robusta_krr/utils/version.py
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
-import robusta_krr
-import requests
 import asyncio
-from typing import Optional
+import os
+import subprocess
+import sys
 from concurrent.futures import ThreadPoolExecutor
+from typing import Optional
+
+import requests
+
+import robusta_krr
 
 
 def get_version() -> str:
-    return robusta_krr.__version__
+    # the version string was patched by a release - return __version__ which will be correct
+    if robusta_krr.__version__ != "dev":
+        return robusta_krr.__version__
+    
+    # we are running from an unreleased dev version
+    try:
+        # Get the latest git tag
+        tag = subprocess.check_output(["git", "describe", "--tags"]).decode().strip()
+
+        # Get the current branch name
+        branch = subprocess.check_output(["git", "rev-parse", "--abbrev-ref", "HEAD"]).decode().strip()
+
+        # Check if there are uncommitted changes
+        status = subprocess.check_output(["git", "status", "--porcelain"]).decode().strip()
+        dirty = "-dirty" if status else ""
+
+        return f"{tag}-{branch}{dirty}"
+    
+    except Exception:
+        return robusta_krr.__version__
 
 
 # Synchronous function to fetch the latest release version from GitHub API