fix: auto-detect version from version.go in Dockerfile, pass git tag in CI release

.gitea/workflows/release-docker.yml

@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           context: .
           push: true
+          build-args: |
+            VERSION=${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}
           tags: |
             ${{ steps.version.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:latest
             ${{ steps.version.outputs.registry }}/${{ secrets.REGISTRY_USER }}/${{ env.IMAGE_NAME }}:${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}

Dockerfile

@@ -12,8 +12,12 @@ RUN go mod download
 
 COPY . .
 
-ARG VERSION=dev
+ARG VERSION=""
-RUN CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux go build -o keywarden -ldflags="-s -w -X git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version.Version=${VERSION}" ./cmd/keywarden/
+RUN set -e; \
+    if [ -z "$VERSION" ]; then \
+      VERSION=$(grep 'var Version' internal/version/version.go | sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/'); \
+    fi; \
+    CGO_ENABLED=1 GOOS=linux go build -o keywarden -ldflags="-s -w -X git.techniverse.net/scriptos/keywarden/internal/version.Version=${VERSION}" ./cmd/keywarden/
 
 # Stage 2: Runtime
 FROM alpine:3.21

docs/admin-guide.md

@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ Navigate to **System** to view runtime information:
 
 Keywarden automatically checks for new releases in the background by querying the Gitea releases API. If a newer version is available, a yellow update badge is displayed in the top header for **Admin** and **Owner** users. The badge links directly to the release page on Gitea.
 
-The update checker is only active when the application was built with a version tag (via `--build-arg VERSION=...`). Development builds (`dev`) skip the check entirely.
+The update checker is only active when the application was built with a proper version tag. Development builds without a version skip the check entirely.
 
 ## Admin Settings (Owner Only)
 

docs/deployment.md

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ The Dockerfile uses a two-stage build:
 
 The runtime container runs as a non-root user (`keywarden`).
 
-The build accepts an optional `VERSION` build arg (e.g. `--build-arg VERSION=v1.0.0`) which is injected into the binary via `-ldflags`. This enables the built-in update checker to compare the running version against the latest Gitea release. If omitted, the version defaults to `dev` and the update checker is disabled.
+The build accepts an optional `VERSION` build arg (e.g. `--build-arg VERSION=v1.0.0`) which is injected into the binary via `-ldflags`. If omitted, the version is automatically extracted from `internal/version/version.go`. The CI release pipeline passes the Git tag as `VERSION` automatically.
 
 ### Docker Compose