diff --git a/.fabmanager-version b/.fabmanager-version
deleted file mode 100644
index e261122d5..000000000
--- a/.fabmanager-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-2.6.7
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f40d21283..4c5a94556 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # Changelog Fab Manager
 
+- Nom using standard [package.json](package.json) file to save application version number
 - Fix a bug: on small screens, display of button "change group" overflow
 
 ## v2.6.7 2018 October 4
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/version_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/version_controller.rb
index be963ebdb..6feb258cb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/version_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/version_controller.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ class API::VersionController < API::ApiController
 
   def show
     authorize :version
-    version = File.read('.fabmanager-version')
-    render json: {version: version}, status: :ok
+    package = File.read('package.json')
+    version = JSON.parse(package)['version']
+    render json: { version: version }, status: :ok
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end