diff --git a/.docker/.env b/.docker/.env
index 01d1ace194e18a98d30e02062a69d8165c4abccf..f72626ab5ef38013f5672b522006ea410925ead0 100644
--- a/.docker/.env
+++ b/.docker/.env
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-APP_VERSION=1.9.0
+APP_VERSION=1.9
 FLUENTBIT_VERSION=4.0.0
 GRAFANA_VERSION=11.4.0
 MARIADB_VERSION=11.3.2
diff --git a/.docker/docker-compose.yml b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
index 62a8c127a1126a30fc7b2fe8ddc1b5bcf5782f42..07e64f048e21508dcdbee0c132b698e72d160aea 100644
--- a/.docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-auth-service-init
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/auth-service-init:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/auth-service-init:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       AUTH_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: ${AUTH_SERVICE_ENDPOINT:-http://auth-service:8080}
       METADATA_DB: "${METADATA_DB:-dbrepo}"
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-metadata-service
     hostname: metadata-service
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/metadata-service:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/metadata-service:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       ADMIN_EMAIL: "${ADMIN_EMAIL:-noreply@localhost}"
       ANALYSE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: "${ANALYSE_SERVICE_ENDPOINT:-http://analyse-service:8080}"
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-analyse-service
     hostname: analyse-service
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/analyse-service:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/analyse-service:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT: ${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT:-dbrepo-client}
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT:-MUwRc7yfXSJwX8AdRMWaQC3Nep1VjwgG}
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-search-service
     hostname: search-service
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT: ${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT:-dbrepo-client}
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT_SECRET: ${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT_SECRET:-MUwRc7yfXSJwX8AdRMWaQC3Nep1VjwgG}
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-ui
     hostname: ui
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/ui:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/ui:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       NUXT_PUBLIC_API_CLIENT: "${BASE_URL:-http://localhost}"
       NUXT_PUBLIC_API_SERVER: "${BASE_URL:-http://gateway-service}"
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     container_name: dbrepo-search-service-init
     hostname: search-service-init
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service-init:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/search-service-init:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
       METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: ${METADATA_SERVICE_ENDPOINT:-http://metadata-service:8080}
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     container_name: dbrepo-dashboard-service-init
     hostname: search-dashboard-init
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/dashboard-service-init:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/dashboard-service-init:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       LOG_LEVEL: ${LOG_LEVEL:-info}
       DASHBOARD_UI_ENDPOINT: "${DASHBOARD_UI_ENDPOINT:-http://dashboard-ui:3000}"
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ services:
     init: true
     container_name: dbrepo-storage-service-init
     hostname: storage-service-init
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/storage-service-init:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/storage-service-init:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID: ${S3_ACCESS_KEY_ID:-seaweedfsadmin}
       S3_BUCKET: "${S3_BUCKET:-dbrepo}"
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-data-service
     hostname: data-service
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/data-service:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/data-service:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT: "${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT:-dbrepo-client}"
       AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT_SECRET: "${AUTH_SERVICE_CLIENT:-MUwRc7yfXSJwX8AdRMWaQC3Nep1VjwgG}"
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ services:
     restart: "no"
     container_name: dbrepo-dashboard-service
     hostname: dashboard-service
-    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/dashboard-service:1.9.0
+    image: registry.datalab.tuwien.ac.at/dbrepo/dashboard-service:${APP_VERSION}
     environment:
       AUTH_SERVICE_ENDPOINT: ${AUTH_SERVICE_ENDPOINT:-http://auth-service:8080}
       BASE_URL: "${BASE_URL:-http://localhost}"
diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index ea273c5f332d061649ca92750c3b44585ea042d5..66c27fbfc732f75ad068de83eec340fd471f4cd0 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 # preset
-VERSION="1.9.0"
 MIN_CPU=8
 MIN_RAM=10
 SKIP_CHECKS=${SKIP_CHECKS:-0}