diff --git a/.github/workflows/impress.yml b/.github/workflows/impress.yml
index 0c5b38cf..896f07ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/impress.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/impress.yml
@@ -107,7 +107,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12.6"
+      - name: Upgrade pip and setuptools
+        run: pip install --upgrade pip setuptools
       - name: Install development dependencies
         run: pip install --user .[dev]
       - name: Check code formatting with ruff
@@ -199,7 +201,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v3
         with:
-          python-version: "3.10"
+          python-version: "3.12.6"
 
       - name: Install development dependencies
         run: pip install --user .[dev]
diff --git a/src/backend/impress/settings.py b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
index cbdde169..860ef32a 100755
--- a/src/backend/impress/settings.py
+++ b/src/backend/impress/settings.py
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ For the full list of settings and their values, see
 https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.1/ref/settings/
 """
 
-import json
 import os
+import tomllib
 
 from django.utils.translation import gettext_lazy as _
 
@@ -27,19 +27,12 @@ DATA_DIR = os.path.join("/", "data")
 def get_release():
     """
     Get the current release of the application
-
-    By release, we mean the release from the version.json file à la Mozilla [1]
-    (if any). If this file has not been found, it defaults to "NA".
-
-    [1]
-    https://github.com/mozilla-services/Dockerflow/blob/master/docs/version_object.md
     """
-    # Try to get the current release from the version.json file generated by the
-    # CI during the Docker image build
     try:
-        with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "version.json"), encoding="utf8") as version:
-            return json.load(version)["version"]
-    except FileNotFoundError:
+        with open(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, "pyproject.toml"), "rb") as f:
+            pyproject_data = tomllib.load(f)
+        return pyproject_data["project"]["version"]
+    except (FileNotFoundError, KeyError):
         return "NA"  # Default: not available
 
 
diff --git a/src/backend/pyproject.toml b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
index 00bc5b10..1e920839 100644
--- a/src/backend/pyproject.toml
+++ b/src/backend/pyproject.toml
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ select = [
 [tool.ruff.lint.isort]
 section-order = ["future","standard-library","django","third-party","impress","first-party","local-folder"]
 sections = { impress=["core"], django=["django"] }
+extra-standard-library = ["tomllib"]
 
 [tool.ruff.lint.per-file-ignores]
 "**/tests/*" = ["S", "SLF"]