diff --git a/apps/journal/app/routes/api.health.ts b/apps/journal/app/routes/api.health.ts
index cc1a396..6603a65 100644
--- a/apps/journal/app/routes/api.health.ts
+++ b/apps/journal/app/routes/api.health.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import { data } from "react-router";
 import { withDb } from "@trails-cool/db";
 
+const version = process.env.SENTRY_RELEASE ?? "dev";
+
 export async function loader() {
   try {
-    await withDb(async () => {
-      // withDb creates a connection — if it succeeds, DB is reachable
-    });
-    return data({ status: "ok", db: "connected" });
+    await withDb(async () => {});
+    return data({ status: "ok", version, db: "connected" });
   } catch {
-    return data({ status: "degraded", db: "unreachable" }, { status: 503 });
+    return data({ status: "degraded", version, db: "unreachable" }, { status: 503 });
   }
 }
diff --git a/apps/planner/server.ts b/apps/planner/server.ts
index ac4e6c3..6fd8c6d 100644
--- a/apps/planner/server.ts
+++ b/apps/planner/server.ts
@@ -71,16 +71,18 @@ async function handleMetrics(_req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse): Promis
   res.end(metrics);
 }
 
+const version = process.env.SENTRY_RELEASE ?? "dev";
+
 async function handleHealth(_req: IncomingMessage, res: ServerResponse): Promise<void> {
   try {
     const { withDb, db } = await import("@trails-cool/db");
     const { sql } = await import("drizzle-orm");
     await withDb(async () => { await db.execute(sql`SELECT 1`); });
     res.writeHead(200, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
-    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "ok", db: "connected" }));
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "ok", version, db: "connected" }));
   } catch {
     res.writeHead(503, { "Content-Type": "application/json" });
-    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "degraded", db: "unreachable" }));
+    res.end(JSON.stringify({ status: "degraded", version, db: "unreachable" }));
   }
 }