diff --git a/apps/payments/next/app/%5F_version__/route.ts b/apps/payments/next/app/%5F_version__/route.ts
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+/* This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+ * License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+ * file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. */
+
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server';
+import { version } from '../../package.json';
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
+export async function GET(request: Request) {
+  return NextResponse.json({ body: { version } });
+}