diff --git a/apps/api/plane/license/management/commands/register_instance.py b/apps/api/plane/license/management/commands/register_instance.py
index 692ca350f2b..6717cafd13e 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/license/management/commands/register_instance.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/license/management/commands/register_instance.py
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
 import json
 import secrets
 import os
+import requests
 
 # Django imports
 from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand, CommandError
 from django.utils import timezone
-from django.conf import settings
+
 
 # Module imports
 from plane.license.models import Instance, InstanceEdition
@@ -20,21 +21,38 @@ def add_arguments(self, parser):
         # Positional argument
         parser.add_argument("machine_signature", type=str, help="Machine signature")
 
-    def read_package_json(self):
-        with open("package.json", "r") as file:
-            # Load JSON content from the file
-            data = json.load(file)
+    def check_for_current_version(self):
+        if os.environ.get("APP_VERSION", False):
+            return os.environ.get("APP_VERSION")
+
+        try:
+            with open("package.json", "r") as file:
+                data = json.load(file)
+                return data.get("version", "v0.1.0")
+        except Exception:
+            self.stdout.write("Error checking for current version")
+            return "v0.1.0"
 
-        payload = {
-            "instance_key": settings.INSTANCE_KEY,
-            "version": data.get("version", 0.1),
-        }
-        return payload
+    def check_for_latest_version(self, fallback_version):
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(
+                "https://api.github.com/repos/makeplane/plane/releases/latest",
+                timeout=10,
+            )
+            response.raise_for_status()
+            data = response.json()
+            return data.get("tag_name", fallback_version)
+        except Exception:
+            self.stdout.write("Error checking for latest version")
+            return fallback_version
 
     def handle(self, *args, **options):
         # Check if the instance is registered
         instance = Instance.objects.first()
 
+        current_version = self.check_for_current_version()
+        latest_version = self.check_for_latest_version(current_version)
+
         # If instance is None then register this instance
         if instance is None:
             machine_signature = options.get("machine_signature", "machine-signature")
@@ -42,13 +60,11 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             if not machine_signature:
                 raise CommandError("Machine signature is required")
 
-            payload = self.read_package_json()
-
             instance = Instance.objects.create(
                 instance_name="Plane Community Edition",
                 instance_id=secrets.token_hex(12),
-                current_version=payload.get("version"),
-                latest_version=payload.get("version"),
+                current_version=current_version,
+                latest_version=latest_version,
                 last_checked_at=timezone.now(),
                 is_test=os.environ.get("IS_TEST", "0") == "1",
                 edition=InstanceEdition.PLANE_COMMUNITY.value,
@@ -57,11 +73,11 @@ def handle(self, *args, **options):
             self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Instance registered"))
         else:
             self.stdout.write(self.style.SUCCESS("Instance already registered"))
-            payload = self.read_package_json()
+
             # Update the instance details
             instance.last_checked_at = timezone.now()
-            instance.current_version = payload.get("version")
-            instance.latest_version = payload.get("version")
+            instance.current_version = current_version
+            instance.latest_version = latest_version
             instance.is_test = os.environ.get("IS_TEST", "0") == "1"
             instance.edition = InstanceEdition.PLANE_COMMUNITY.value
             instance.save()
diff --git a/apps/api/plane/settings/common.py b/apps/api/plane/settings/common.py
index efe3c149619..cad12490188 100644
--- a/apps/api/plane/settings/common.py
+++ b/apps/api/plane/settings/common.py
@@ -304,16 +304,10 @@
 ANALYTICS_SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get("ANALYTICS_SECRET_KEY", False)
 ANALYTICS_BASE_API = os.environ.get("ANALYTICS_BASE_API", False)
 
-
 # Posthog settings
 POSTHOG_API_KEY = os.environ.get("POSTHOG_API_KEY", False)
 POSTHOG_HOST = os.environ.get("POSTHOG_HOST", False)
 
-# instance key
-INSTANCE_KEY = os.environ.get(
-    "INSTANCE_KEY", "ae6517d563dfc13d8270bd45cf17b08f70b37d989128a9dab46ff687603333c3"
-)
-
 # Skip environment variable configuration
 SKIP_ENV_VAR = os.environ.get("SKIP_ENV_VAR", "1") == "1"