Use composer metadata as primary source for version and ping build

app/Http/Controllers/VersionController.php

@@ -9,12 +9,39 @@ class VersionController extends Controller
 {
     public function __invoke(): JsonResponse
     {
-        $version = Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value');
-        $build = Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value');
+        $composer = $this->readComposerMetadata();
+        $version = $composer['version'] ?? Setting::where('key', 'version')->value('value');
+        $build = $composer['build'] ?? Setting::where('key', 'build')->value('value');
 
         return response()->json([
             'version' => $version,
             'build' => $build !== null ? (int) $build : null,
         ]);
     }
+
+    private function readComposerMetadata(): array
+    {
+        $path = base_path('composer.json');
+        if (!is_file($path) || !is_readable($path)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $raw = file_get_contents($path);
+        if ($raw === false) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $data = json_decode($raw, true);
+        if (!is_array($data)) {
+            return [];
+        }
+
+        $version = trim((string) ($data['version'] ?? ''));
+        $build = trim((string) ($data['build'] ?? ''));
+
+        return [
+            'version' => $version !== '' ? $version : null,
+            'build' => ctype_digit($build) ? (int) $build : null,
+        ];
+    }
 }