diff --git a/jbi/app.py b/jbi/app.py
index 0d903d49..8e777236 100644
--- a/jbi/app.py
+++ b/jbi/app.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 
 settings = get_settings()
 version_info = get_version(APP_DIR)
+VERSION: str = version_info["version"]
 
 logging.config.dictConfig(CONFIG)
 
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ def traces_sampler(sampling_context: dict[str, Any]) -> float:
 sentry_sdk.init(
     dsn=str(settings.sentry_dsn) if settings.sentry_dsn else None,
     traces_sampler=traces_sampler,
-    release=version_info["version"],
+    release=VERSION,
 )
 
 
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ async def lifespan(app: FastAPI) -> AsyncGenerator[None, None]:
 app = FastAPI(
     title="Jira Bugzilla Integration (JBI)",
     description="Platform providing synchronization of Bugzilla bugs to Jira issues.",
-    version=version_info["version"],
+    version=VERSION,
     debug=settings.app_debug,
     lifespan=lifespan,
 )
diff --git a/jbi/queue.py b/jbi/queue.py
index 7d2aa6a9..35049108 100644
--- a/jbi/queue.py
+++ b/jbi/queue.py
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@
 import dockerflow.checks
 from pydantic import BaseModel, FileUrl, ValidationError, computed_field
 
-from jbi import bugzilla
+from jbi import app, bugzilla
 from jbi.environment import get_settings
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
-
 ITEM_ID_PATTERN = re.compile(
     r"(?P<timestamp>\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\+\d{2}:\d{2})-(?P<bug_id>\d+)-(?P<action>\w*)-(?P<status>error|postponed)"
 )
@@ -90,6 +89,12 @@ class QueueItem(BaseModel, frozen=True):
     error: Optional[PythonException] = None
     rid: Optional[str] = None
 
+    @computed_field  # type: ignore
+    @property
+    def version(self) -> str:
+        # Prevents circular imports.
+        return app.VERSION
+
     @property
     def timestamp(self) -> datetime:
         return self.payload.event.time
diff --git a/jbi/router.py b/jbi/router.py
index 63102802..1f55f0ea 100644
--- a/jbi/router.py
+++ b/jbi/router.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ async def inspect_dl_queue(queue: Annotated[DeadLetterQueue, Depends(get_dl_queu
         "identifier": True,
         "rid": True,
         "error": True,
+        "version": True,
         "payload": {
             "bug": {"id", "whiteboard", "product", "component"},
             "event": {"action", "time"},
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/factories.py b/tests/fixtures/factories.py
index 3909d45e..e7db1e47 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/factories.py
+++ b/tests/fixtures/factories.py
@@ -191,3 +191,4 @@ class Meta:
 
     payload = factory.SubFactory(WebhookRequestFactory)
     error = factory.SubFactory(PythonExceptionFactory)
+    version = "42.0.1"
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_router.py b/tests/unit/test_router.py
index 0b0af2e8..7347e5f4 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_router.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_router.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import pytest
 from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
 
+from jbi import app
 from jbi.environment import get_settings
 from jbi.queue import get_dl_queue
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ async def test_dl_queue_endpoint(
             "details": "Exception: boom\n",
             "type": "Exception",
         },
+        "version": app.VERSION,
         "identifier": "1982-05-08 09:10:00+00:00-654321-create-error",
         "rid": "rid",
         "payload": {