diff --git a/nmdc_runtime/api/main.py b/nmdc_runtime/api/main.py
index 007f3cc5..71a6863e 100644
--- a/nmdc_runtime/api/main.py
+++ b/nmdc_runtime/api/main.py
@@ -351,9 +351,7 @@ async def get_versions():
 
 app = FastAPI(
     title="NMDC Runtime API",
-    # TODO this does not work: `version=get_version()`
-    #   Below is hotfix for reasonable display in prod deployment.
-    version="1.0.7",
+    version=get_version(),
     description=(
         "The NMDC Runtime API, via on-demand functions "
         "and via schedule-based and sensor-based automation, "