diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 574e9c1..3097345 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ RUN mvn -B package -DskipTests
 FROM eclipse-temurin:17-jre
 WORKDIR /app
 COPY --from=build /app/target/imgfloat-*.jar app.jar
-COPY package.json ./
 EXPOSE 8080 8443
 ENV JAVA_OPTS=""
 ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", "exec java ${JAVA_OPTS} -jar app.jar"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8fc781c..990f017 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ RUNTIME_ENV = IMGFLOAT_ASSETS_PATH=$(IMGFLOAT_ASSETS_PATH) \
 			  SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_FILE_SIZE=$(SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_FILE_SIZE) \
 			  SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE=$(SPRING_SERVLET_MULTIPART_MAX_REQUEST_SIZE)
 
-node_modules: package-lock.json
-	npm install
-
 .PHONY: build
 build:
 	mvn compile
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4d8fab2..7884e80 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -128,17 +128,6 @@
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
-	<resources>
-            <resource>
-                <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
-            </resource>
-            <resource>
-                <directory>${project.basedir}</directory>
-                <includes>
-                    <include>package.json</include>
-                </includes>
-            </resource>
-        </resources>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
               <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/dev/kruhlmann/imgfloat/service/VersionService.java b/src/main/java/dev/kruhlmann/imgfloat/service/VersionService.java
index 813af5d..a28db9b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/dev/kruhlmann/imgfloat/service/VersionService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/dev/kruhlmann/imgfloat/service/VersionService.java
@@ -20,13 +20,11 @@ public class VersionService {
     private static final Pattern PACKAGE_VERSION_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\"version\"\\s*:\\s*\"([^\"]+)\"");
 
     private final String serverVersion;
-    private final String clientVersion;
     private final String releaseVersion;
 
     public VersionService() throws IOException {
         this.serverVersion = resolveServerVersion();
-        this.clientVersion = resolveClientVersion();
-        this.releaseVersion = normalizeReleaseVersion(this.clientVersion);
+        this.releaseVersion = normalizeReleaseVersion(serverVersion);
     }
 
     public String getVersion() {
@@ -143,22 +141,4 @@ public class VersionService {
         }
         return null;
     }
-
-    private String resolveClientVersion() throws IOException {
-        Path packageJsonPath = Paths.get("package.json");
-        if (!Files.exists(packageJsonPath) || !Files.isRegularFile(packageJsonPath)) {
-            throw new FileNotFoundException("package.json not found at " + packageJsonPath.toAbsolutePath());
-        }
-
-        String packageJson = Files.readString(packageJsonPath, StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-        Matcher matcher = PACKAGE_VERSION_PATTERN.matcher(packageJson);
-        if (matcher.find()) {
-            String version = matcher.group(1);
-            if (version != null && !version.isBlank()) {
-                return version.trim();
-            }
-        }
-
-        throw new IllegalStateException("Version not found or invalid in package.json");
-    }
 }