diff --git a/frontend/vite.config.ts b/frontend/vite.config.ts
index 1d3bd6e..ecd6923 100644
--- a/frontend/vite.config.ts
+++ b/frontend/vite.config.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { defineConfig } from "vite";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { resolve } from "path";
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { readFileSync, existsSync } from "node:fs";
 
-const appVersion = readFileSync(
-  resolve(__dirname, "../Docker/VERSION"),
-  "utf-8",
-)
-  .trim()
-  .replace(/^v/, "");
+let appVersion = "0.0.0";
+const versionFile = resolve(__dirname, "../Docker/VERSION");
+if (existsSync(versionFile)) {
+  appVersion = readFileSync(versionFile, "utf-8")
+    .trim()
+    .replace(/^v/, "");
+}
 
 // https://vitejs.dev/config/
 export default defineConfig({