diff --git a/.github/workflows/backend-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/backend-check.yaml
index 241b70c7..06c7f517 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/backend-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/backend-check.yaml
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          cd backend
+          poetry install
       - name: Run functional tests in pod
         run: |
           cd backend
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
index b2580dba..87f9fb0f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-push.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,12 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 10
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: "3.11"
+        python-version: "3.9"
+    - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v9
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        poetry install
 
     - name: Build Frontend Image
       id: build-front
@@ -39,7 +44,9 @@ jobs:
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Generate version file
-      run: ./backend/scripts/version.py
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        poetry run scripts/version.py
 
     - name: Build Backend Image
       id: build-back
diff --git a/.github/workflows/frontend-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/frontend-check.yaml
index fcbea36d..06b1c54f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/frontend-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/frontend-check.yaml
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ jobs:
       run:
         working-directory: ./frontend
     steps:
-      - name: checkout project
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.9"
+      - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v9
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          cd ../backend
+          poetry install
       - name: build tests image
         run: podman build -t cypress -f e2e_frontend.containerfile .
       - name: Make e2e script executable
@@ -35,4 +42,3 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: cypress-coverage-report
           path: frontend/coverage
-
diff --git a/.github/workflows/poetry-check.yaml b/.github/workflows/poetry-check.yaml
index 821e61ea..3e4e618a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/poetry-check.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/poetry-check.yaml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
         - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
           with:
-            python-version: "3.11"
+            python-version: "3.9"
         - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v9
         - name: verify poetry instalation
           run: poetry --version
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-build-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-build-push.yaml
index b2a1eda4..9ebcb9ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-build-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-build-push.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ jobs:
         fetch-depth: 10
     - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
       with:
-        python-version: "3.11"
+        python-version: "3.9"
+    - uses: Gr1N/setup-poetry@v9
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        poetry install
 
     - name: Build Frontend Image
       id: build-front
@@ -40,7 +45,9 @@ jobs:
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_TOKEN }}
 
     - name: Generate version file
-      run: ./backend/scripts/version.py
+      run: |
+        cd backend
+        poetry run scripts/version.py
 
     - name: Build Backend Image
       id: build-back
diff --git a/backend/VERSION b/backend/VERSION
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c62199f..00000000
--- a/backend/VERSION
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-0.2.1
diff --git a/backend/poetry.lock b/backend/poetry.lock
index 16ad1d28..da656719 100644
--- a/backend/poetry.lock
+++ b/backend/poetry.lock
@@ -2173,6 +2173,18 @@ files = [
     {file = "tomli-2.2.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:cd45e1dc79c835ce60f7404ec8119f2eb06d38b1deba146f07ced3bbc44505ff"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tomlkit"
+version = "0.13.3"
+description = "Style preserving TOML library"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["main"]
+files = [
+    {file = "tomlkit-0.13.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c89c649d79ee40629a9fda55f8ace8c6a1b42deb912b2a8fd8d942ddadb606b0"},
+    {file = "tomlkit-0.13.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:430cf247ee57df2b94ee3fbe588e71d362a941ebb545dec29b53961d61add2a1"},
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tox"
 version = "4.25.0"
@@ -2628,4 +2640,4 @@ propcache = ">=0.2.1"
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.9,<3.10"
-content-hash = "3652bbf33feaae574dfd87563b35b51bbb18ba002a0538069f80f52a7ea1b1f2"
+content-hash = "d19ed5a01b36a99f4767a2669481bd2b736a99c64e2128fe3089e4376ee2001f"
diff --git a/backend/pyproject.toml b/backend/pyproject.toml
index dbf19506..fb6594ed 100644
--- a/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 name = "openshift_perfscale_api"
 requires-python = ">=3.9,<3.10"
 dynamic = ["dependencies"]
-version = "0.1.1"
-description = "Python transformer of OpenShift performance and scale test results"
+version = "0.2.2"
+description = "Aggregator for Performance & Scale CPT data"
 authors = [{name = "mleader", email = "mleader@redhat.com"}]
 
 [tool.poetry]
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ trio = "^0.28.0"
 uvicorn = "^0.34.0"
 uvloop = "^0.21.0"
 vyper-config = "1.0.0"
+tomlkit = "^0.13.3"
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
 black = "^24.4.2"
diff --git a/backend/scripts/version.py b/backend/scripts/version.py
index 24b2ffe3..07d0c696 100755
--- a/backend/scripts/version.py
+++ b/backend/scripts/version.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 import sys
 from typing import Optional
 
+import tomlkit
+
 
 def do(cmd: list[str]) -> list[str]:
     result = subprocess.run(cmd, text=True, capture_output=True)
@@ -32,7 +34,9 @@ def getone(cmd: list[str], if_none: Optional[str] = None) -> str:
 def main():
     top = Path(getone(["git", "rev-parse", "--show-toplevel"]))
     backend = top / "backend"
-    version = (backend / "VERSION").read_text().strip()
+    with (backend / "pyproject.toml").open() as tml:
+        config = tomlkit.load(tml)
+    version = config["project"]["version"]
     sha = getone(["git", "rev-parse", "--short", "HEAD"])
     branch = getone(["git", "branch", "--show-current"], if_none="CI")
     display = f"v{version}-{sha}"
@@ -53,8 +57,4 @@ def main():
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    try:
-        sys.exit(main())
-    except Exception as exc:
-        print(f"Failed with {str(exc)!r}", file=sys.stderr)
-        sys.exit(1)
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/testing/pod_setup.sh b/testing/pod_setup.sh
index 0aaf9768..b32f1348 100755
--- a/testing/pod_setup.sh
+++ b/testing/pod_setup.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ echo "Creating pod ${POD_NAME}"
 podman pod create --name=${POD_NAME} ${PUBLISH}
 
 echo "Creating version"
-${BACKEND}/scripts/version.py
+( cd ${BACKEND}; poetry run scripts/version.py )
 podman build -f backend.containerfile --tag backend "${BACKEND}"
 podman build -f frontend.containerfile --tag frontend "${FRONTEND}"
 podman build -f ${TESTING}/functional.containerfile --tag functional "${BRANCH}"