diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index faa24edf..04a2ff80 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ task prepareServer(type: Copy){
 	from 'src/main/resources'
 	into 'build/server'
 	include 'server.groovy'
-	filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [GVM_VERSION:config.gvmVersion])
+	filter(ReplaceTokens, tokens: [GVM_VERSION:config.gvmVersion, VERTX_VERSION:config.vertxVersion])
 }
 
 task prepareScripts(type: Copy) {
diff --git a/config.groovy b/config.groovy
index 93d3d5a1..b3c6aeb9 100644
--- a/config.groovy
+++ b/config.groovy
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
+vertxVersion = '1.3.0.final'
+gvmVersion = '0.8.3'
 environments {
 	dev {
-		gvmVersion = '0.8.3'
 		gvmService = 'http://localhost:8080'
 	}
 	test {
-		gvmVersion = '0.8.3'
 		gvmService = 'http://test.gvmtool.net'
 	}
 	prod {
-		gvmVersion = '0.8.3'
 		gvmService = 'http://get.gvmtool.net'
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/server.groovy b/src/main/resources/server.groovy
index 6983c3c9..cf5527c0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/server.groovy
+++ b/src/main/resources/server.groovy
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import java.util.zip.*
 import org.vertx.groovy.core.http.RouteMatcher
 import org.vertx.java.core.json.JsonObject
 
+final GVM_VERSION = '@GVM_VERSION@'
+final VERTX_VERSION = '@VERTX_VERSION@'
 
 //
 // datasource configuration
@@ -42,12 +44,7 @@ rm.get("/alive") { req ->
 }
 
 rm.get("/res") { req ->
-	def cmd = [action:"find", collection:"application", matcher:[_id:1]]
-	vertx.eventBus.send("mongo-persistor", cmd){ msg ->
-		addPlainTextHeader req
-		def gvmVersion = msg.body.results[0].gvmVersion
-		log 'initialise', 'gvm', gvmVersion, req
-	}
+	log 'initialise', 'gvm', GVM_VERSION, req
 
 	def zipFile = new File('build/distributions/gvm-scripts.zip')
 	req.response.putHeader("Content-Type", "application/zip")
@@ -136,34 +133,21 @@ rm.get("/download/:candidate/:version") { req ->
 }
 
 rm.get("/app/version") { req ->
-	def cmd = [action:"find", collection:"application", matcher:[_id:1]]
-	vertx.eventBus.send("mongo-persistor", cmd){ msg ->
-		addPlainTextHeader req
-		def gvmVersion = "${msg.body.results[0].gvmVersion}"
-		req.response.end gvmVersion
-	}
+	req.response.end GVM_VERSION
 }
 
 rm.get("/broadcast/:version") { req ->
-	def gvmVersion, vertxVersion
-	def cmd1 = [action:"find", collection:"application", matcher:[_id:1]]
-	vertx.eventBus.send("mongo-persistor", cmd1){ msg ->
-		addPlainTextHeader req
-		gvmVersion = "${msg.body.results[0].gvmVersion}"
-		vertxVersion = "${msg.body.results[0].vertxVersion}"
-	}
-
 	def cmd2 = [action:"find", collection:"broadcast", matcher:[:]]
 	vertx.eventBus.send("mongo-persistor", cmd2){ msg ->
 		def broadcasts = msg.body.results
 		def version = req.params['version']
 		def gtpFile, binding
-		if(gvmVersion == version){
+		if(GVM_VERSION == version){
 			gtplFile = new File('build/templates/broadcast.gtpl')
-			binding = [gvmVersion:gvmVersion, vertxVersion:vertxVersion, broadcasts:broadcasts]
+			binding = [gvmVersion:GVM_VERSION, vertxVersion:VERTX_VERSION, broadcasts:broadcasts]
 		} else {
 			gtplFile = new File('build/templates/upgrade.gtpl')
-			binding = [version:version, gvmVersion:gvmVersion]
+			binding = [version:version, gvmVersion:GVM_VERSION]
 		}
 		def templateText = templateEngine.createTemplate(gtplFile).make(binding).toString()