diff --git a/dashboard/src/api/api_dtm.ts b/dashboard/src/api/api_dtm.ts
index 619c2ee..e232a4b 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/api/api_dtm.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/api/api_dtm.ts
@@ -6,10 +6,17 @@ export interface IListAllTransactionsReq {
     position?: number
 }
 
-export function listAllTransactions<T>(payload:IListAllTransactionsReq):Promise<AxiosResponse<T>> {
+export function listAllTransactions<T>(payload: IListAllTransactionsReq): Promise<AxiosResponse<T>> {
     return request({
         url: '/dtmsvr/all',
         method: 'get',
         params: payload
     })
 }
+
+export function getDtmVersion(): Promise<AxiosResponse<any>> {
+    return request({
+        url: '/dtmsvr/version',
+        method: 'get',
+    })
+}
diff --git a/dashboard/src/layout/aside.vue b/dashboard/src/layout/aside.vue
index c05c2e5..f32e42d 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/layout/aside.vue
+++ b/dashboard/src/layout/aside.vue
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
             <Sidebar />
         </a-layout-sider>
         <a-layout style="padding: 0 24px 24px">
-            <!-- <div style="color:#f00"> !!! local start mode, dashboard is served from en.dtm.pub. version may not match your dtm </div> -->
+            <div v-if="layout.dtmVersion && layout.dtmVersion != dashVer" style="color:#f00"> !!! dashboard version: {{dashVer}} != dtm version: {{layout.dtmVersion}}. </div>
             <a-breadcrumb style="margin: 16px 0">
                 <a-breadcrumb-item>{{ mainNav }}</a-breadcrumb-item>
                 <a-breadcrumb-item>{{ subNav }}</a-breadcrumb-item>
@@ -27,18 +27,21 @@ import { useLayoutStore } from '../store/modules/layout'
 import { IMenubarList } from '../type/store/layout'
 import { findCurrentMenubar } from '../utils/util'
 import { computed, onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+import { getDtmVersion } from '../api/api_dtm'
 
+
+const dashVer = import.meta.env.VITE_DASHBOARD_VERSION
 const route = useRoute()
-const { getMenubar } = useLayoutStore()
+const layout = useLayoutStore()
 
 const mainNav = computed(() => {
-    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(getMenubar.menuList, true)
+    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(layout.getMenubar.menuList, true)
     return currentMenubar?.meta.title
 })
 
 const subNav = computed(() => {
     let subNav = ''
-    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(getMenubar.menuList, true)
+    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(layout.getMenubar.menuList, true)
     currentMenubar.children?.forEach(v => {
         if (route.path.indexOf(v.path) !== -1) {
             subNav = v.meta.title
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ const subNav = computed(() => {
 
 const page = computed(() => {
     let page = ''
-    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(getMenubar.menuList, true)
+    const currentMenubar = findCurrentMenubar(layout.getMenubar.menuList, true)
     currentMenubar.children?.forEach(v => {
         v.children?.forEach(vv => {
             if (route.path == vv.path) {
@@ -61,6 +64,11 @@ const page = computed(() => {
 
     return page
 })
+
+onMounted(() => {
+    layout.loadDtmVersion()
+})
+
 </script>
 
 <style lang="postcss" scoped>
diff --git a/dashboard/src/store/modules/layout.ts b/dashboard/src/store/modules/layout.ts
index be39629..f57753b 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/store/modules/layout.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/store/modules/layout.ts
@@ -1,16 +1,18 @@
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia';
 import { allowRouter } from '/@/router';
 import { ILayout, IMenubar, IMenubarList, IStatus } from '/@/type/store/layout';
+import { getDtmVersion } from '/@/api/api_dtm';
 
 export const useLayoutStore = defineStore({
     id: 'layout',
-    state: ():ILayout => ({
+    state: (): ILayout => ({
         menubar: {
             menuList: []
         },
         status: {
             isLoading: false
         },
+        dtmVersion: "",
     }),
     getters: {
         getMenubar(): IMenubar {
@@ -27,5 +29,10 @@ export const useLayoutStore = defineStore({
         concatAllowRoutes(): void {
             allowRouter.reverse().forEach(v => this.menubar.menuList.unshift(v))
         },
+        async loadDtmVersion(): Promise<void> {
+            const { data: { version } } = await getDtmVersion()
+            this.dtmVersion = version
+            console.log("dtm version: ", this.dtmVersion)
+        }
     }
 })
diff --git a/dashboard/src/type/store/layout.ts b/dashboard/src/type/store/layout.ts
index a7121bd..bdd7980 100644
--- a/dashboard/src/type/store/layout.ts
+++ b/dashboard/src/type/store/layout.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 export interface IMenubar {
-    menuList: Array<IMenubarList>
+  menuList: Array<IMenubarList>
 }
 
 export interface ILayout {
-    menubar: IMenubar
-    status: IStatus
+  menubar: IMenubar
+  status: IStatus
+  dtmVersion: string
 }
 
 export interface IStatus {
-    isLoading: boolean
+  isLoading: boolean
 }
 
 export interface IMenubarList {
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ export interface IMenubarList {
   id?: number | string
   name: string
   path: string
-  redirect?: string 
+  redirect?: string
   meta: {
     icon?: string
     title: string
diff --git a/dtmsvr/api.go b/dtmsvr/api.go
index 809d2ee..d580d4b 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/api.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/api.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/dtm-labs/dtm/dtmsvr/storage"
 )
 
+var Version = ""
+
 func svcSubmit(t *TransGlobal) interface{} {
 	t.Status = dtmcli.StatusSubmitted
 	branches, err := t.saveNew()
diff --git a/dtmsvr/api_http.go b/dtmsvr/api_http.go
index 2ca1da0..9cb6304 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/api_http.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/api_http.go
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func addRoute(engine *gin.Engine) {
+	engine.GET("/api/dtmsvr/version", dtmutil.WrapHandler2(func(c *gin.Context) interface{} {
+		return gin.H{"version": Version}
+	}))
 	engine.GET("/api/dtmsvr/newGid", dtmutil.WrapHandler2(newGid))
 	engine.POST("/api/dtmsvr/prepare", dtmutil.WrapHandler2(prepare))
 	engine.POST("/api/dtmsvr/submit", dtmutil.WrapHandler2(submit))
diff --git a/dtmsvr/entry/main.go b/dtmsvr/entry/main.go
index b8f35de..9592879 100644
--- a/dtmsvr/entry/main.go
+++ b/dtmsvr/entry/main.go
@@ -14,13 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/automaxprocs/maxprocs"
 )
 
-func ver(version *string) {
-	if *version == "" {
-		*version = "v0.0.0-dev"
-	}
-	fmt.Printf("dtm version: %s\n", *version)
-}
-
 func usage() {
 	cmd := filepath.Base(os.Args[0])
 	s := "Usage: %s [options]\n\n"
@@ -37,11 +30,15 @@ var confFile = flag.String("c", "", "Path to the server configuration file.")
 // Main is the entry point of dtm server.
 func Main(version *string) *gin.Engine {
 	flag.Parse()
+	if *version == "" {
+		*version = "v0.0.0-dev"
+	}
+	dtmsvr.Version = *version
 	if flag.NArg() > 0 || *isHelp {
 		usage()
 		return nil
 	} else if *isVersion {
-		ver(version)
+		fmt.Printf("dtm version: %s\n", *version)
 		return nil
 	}
 	logger.Infof("dtm version is: %s", *version)