diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 68bbeea0..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-import appConfig from '../../config/app.js';
-
-const healthcheck = () => {
-  return {
-    version: appConfig.version,
-  };
-};
-
-export default healthcheck;
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.test.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.test.js
deleted file mode 100644
index e590fa21..00000000
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.test.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import request from 'supertest';
-import app from '../../app';
-import appConfig from '../../config/app';
-
-describe('graphQL healthcheck query', () => {
-  it('should return application version', async () => {
-    const query = `
-      query {
-        healthcheck {
-          version
-        }
-      }
-    `;
-
-    const response = await request(app)
-      .post('/graphql')
-      .send({ query })
-      .expect(200);
-
-    const expectedResponsePayload = {
-      data: { healthcheck: { version: appConfig.version } },
-    };
-
-    expect(response.body).toEqual(expectedResponsePayload);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/query-resolvers.js b/packages/backend/src/graphql/query-resolvers.js
index dc0eb649..60dadee9 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/query-resolvers.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/query-resolvers.js
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import getSubscriptionStatus from './queries/get-subscription-status.ee.js';
 import getTrialStatus from './queries/get-trial-status.ee.js';
 import getUser from './queries/get-user.js';
 import getUsers from './queries/get-users.js';
-import healthcheck from './queries/healthcheck.js';
 import listSamlAuthProviders from './queries/list-saml-auth-providers.ee.js';
 import testConnection from './queries/test-connection.js';
 
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ const queryResolvers = {
   getTrialStatus,
   getUser,
   getUsers,
-  healthcheck,
   listSamlAuthProviders,
   testConnection,
 };
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
index 9ccd9088..da091e00 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/schema.graphql
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ type Query {
   getTrialStatus: GetTrialStatus
   getUser(id: String!): User
   getUsers(limit: Int!, offset: Int!): UserConnection
-  healthcheck: AppHealth
   listSamlAuthProviders: [ListSamlAuthProvider]
 }
 
@@ -602,10 +601,6 @@ type ExecutionStepConnection {
   pageInfo: PageInfo
 }
 
-type AppHealth {
-  version: String
-}
-
 type License {
   id: String
   name: String
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/helpers/authentication.js b/packages/backend/src/helpers/authentication.js
index 8d24b657..448d8777 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/helpers/authentication.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/helpers/authentication.js
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ export const authenticationRules = {
     '*': isAuthenticatedRule,
     getConfig: allow,
     getNotifications: allow,
-    healthcheck: allow,
     listSamlAuthProviders: allow,
   },
   Mutation: {
diff --git a/packages/web/src/components/Layout/index.jsx b/packages/web/src/components/Layout/index.jsx
index 56410b4c..36d9e008 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/components/Layout/index.jsx
+++ b/packages/web/src/components/Layout/index.jsx
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import SwapCallsIcon from '@mui/icons-material/SwapCalls';
 import HistoryIcon from '@mui/icons-material/History';
 import NotificationsIcon from '@mui/icons-material/Notifications';
 import ArrowBackIosNew from '@mui/icons-material/ArrowBackIosNew';
+
 import * as URLS from 'config/urls';
 import useFormatMessage from 'hooks/useFormatMessage';
 import useVersion from 'hooks/useVersion';
 import AppBar from 'components/AppBar';
 import Drawer from 'components/Drawer';
 import useConfig from 'hooks/useConfig';
+
 const drawerLinks = [
   {
     Icon: SwapCallsIcon,
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ const drawerLinks = [
     dataTest: 'executions-page-drawer-link',
   },
 ];
+
 const generateDrawerBottomLinks = async ({
   disableNotificationsPage,
   notificationBadgeContent = 0,
@@ -48,23 +51,30 @@ const generateDrawerBottomLinks = async ({
     to: URLS.UPDATES,
     badgeContent: notificationBadgeContent,
   };
+
   const hasAdditionalDrawerLink =
     additionalDrawerLink && additionalDrawerLinkText;
+
   const additionalDrawerLinkObject = {
     Icon: ArrowBackIosNew,
     primary: additionalDrawerLinkText || '',
     to: additionalDrawerLink || '',
     target: '_blank',
   };
+
   const links = [];
+
   if (!disableNotificationsPage) {
     links.push(notificationsPageLinkObject);
   }
+
   if (hasAdditionalDrawerLink) {
     links.push(additionalDrawerLinkObject);
   }
+
   return links;
 };
+
 export default function PublicLayout({ children }) {
   const version = useVersion();
   const { config, loading } = useConfig([
@@ -79,6 +89,7 @@ export default function PublicLayout({ children }) {
   const [isDrawerOpen, setDrawerOpen] = React.useState(!matchSmallScreens);
   const openDrawer = () => setDrawerOpen(true);
   const closeDrawer = () => setDrawerOpen(false);
+
   React.useEffect(() => {
     async function perform() {
       const newBottomLinks = await generateDrawerBottomLinks({
@@ -90,9 +101,12 @@ export default function PublicLayout({ children }) {
       });
       setBottomLinks(newBottomLinks);
     }
+
     if (loading) return;
+
     perform();
   }, [config, loading, version.newVersionCount]);
+
   return (
     <>
       <AppBar
diff --git a/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js b/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 0baa613f..00000000
--- a/packages/web/src/graphql/queries/healthcheck.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-import { gql } from '@apollo/client';
-export const HEALTHCHECK = gql`
-  query Healthcheck {
-    healthcheck {
-      version
-    }
-  }
-`;
diff --git a/packages/web/src/hooks/useVersion.js b/packages/web/src/hooks/useVersion.js
index 475b7d13..d92c1087 100644
--- a/packages/web/src/hooks/useVersion.js
+++ b/packages/web/src/hooks/useVersion.js
@@ -1,11 +1,23 @@
-import { useQuery } from '@apollo/client';
 import { compare } from 'compare-versions';
-import { HEALTHCHECK } from 'graphql/queries/healthcheck';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+
 import useNotifications from 'hooks/useNotifications';
+import api from 'helpers/api';
+
 export default function useVersion() {
   const { notifications } = useNotifications();
-  const { data } = useQuery(HEALTHCHECK, { fetchPolicy: 'cache-and-network' });
-  const version = data?.healthcheck.version;
+  const { data } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['automatischVersion'],
+    queryFn: async ({ signal }) => {
+      const { data } = await api.get('/v1/automatisch/version', {
+        signal,
+      });
+
+      return data;
+    },
+  });
+  const version = data?.data?.version;
+
   const newVersionCount = notifications.reduce((count, notification) => {
     if (!version) return 0;
     // an unexpectedly invalid version would throw and thus, try-catch.
@@ -16,6 +28,7 @@ export default function useVersion() {
       return count;
     }
   }, 0);
+
   return {
     version,
     newVersionCount,