diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7691243d4d..cdaaf64cbb 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public/fonts
 public/images
 public/javascripts
 public/stylesheets
+public/version.json
 
 theme/node_modules
 vendor
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d97a0395b9..702a0014f7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ The following feedback pages previously returned HTTP **200 OK** and now return
 Maintenance:
 * Removed the `openconext` theme. The `skeune` theme is now the only supported theme and the default. (#1980)
 
+### Actuator
+There are now two additional endpoints available to retrieve information about the running software;
+`/version.json` and `/actuator/info`. Ensure that those endpoints are restricted for only administrator access.
+
+example /version.json:
+```json
+{
+    "name": "openconext/engineblock",
+    "description": "OpenConext SAML proxy",
+    "version": "7.0.0-dev",
+    "time": "2026-05-19T12:06:37.581Z"
+}
+```
+
+example /actuator/info:
+```json
+{
+  "build": {
+    "name": "openconext/engineblock",
+    "description": "OpenConext SAML proxy",
+    "version": "7.0.0-dev",
+    "time": "2026-05-18T11:59:07.992Z"
+  },
+  "days_since_release": 1
+}
+```
+
+The time is set during composer install and thus is latest build time of the software. Using this you can ensure that you are running
+the correct version of the software.
+
 ## UNRELEASED 7.2.0
 Upgrade to Symfony 7.4
 Upgrade to `doctrine/dbal` 4
diff --git a/bin/extractVersion.sh b/bin/extractVersion.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..c863f342f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/extractVersion.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -e
+
+if [ ! -f "composer.json" ]; then
+  echo "composer.json not found" >&2
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# Extract simple fields (works for standard composer.json formatting)
+NAME=$(grep -m1 '"name"' composer.json | sed -E 's/.*"name"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+DESCRIPTION=$(grep -m1 '"description"' composer.json | sed -E 's/.*"description"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"([^"]*)".*/\1/')
+VERSION=$(grep -m1 '"version"' composer.json | sed -E 's/.*"version"[[:space:]]*:[[:space:]]*"([^"]*)".*/\1/')
+
+DATE=$(date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.%3NZ")
+
+printf '{\n'
+printf '  "name": "%s",\n' "$NAME"
+printf '  "description": "%s",\n' "$DESCRIPTION"
+printf '  "version": "%s",\n' "$VERSION"
+printf '  "time": "%s"\n' "$DATE"
+printf '}\n'
diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1dbb587bab..a3a7dd7591 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -92,10 +92,12 @@
             "assets:install %PUBLIC_DIR%": "symfony-cmd"
         },
         "post-install-cmd": [
-            "Incenteev\\ParameterHandler\\ScriptHandler::buildParameters"
+            "Incenteev\\ParameterHandler\\ScriptHandler::buildParameters",
+            "bin/extractVersion.sh > public/version.json"
         ],
         "post-update-cmd": [
-            "Incenteev\\ParameterHandler\\ScriptHandler::buildParameters"
+            "Incenteev\\ParameterHandler\\ScriptHandler::buildParameters",
+            "bin/extractVersion.sh > public/version.json"
         ],
         "pre-archive-cmd": [
             "bash -c 'if [ -z \"${ASSET_TAG}\" ]; then export ASSET_TAG=$(head -c16 /dev/urandom | od --format=x1 --address-radix=none | tr -d \" \"); echo \"ASSET_TAG not set, using random value: ${ASSET_TAG}\"; fi; sed -i -e \"s,#ASSET_VERSION#,${ASSET_TAG},g\" ./config/packages/framework.yaml'"
diff --git a/config/services/controllers/authentication.yml b/config/services/controllers/authentication.yml
index b086129041..1eb4fd0f89 100644
--- a/config/services/controllers/authentication.yml
+++ b/config/services/controllers/authentication.yml
@@ -77,3 +77,8 @@ services:
         arguments:
             - '@symfony.mailer'
             - '%email_request_access_address%'
+
+    OpenConext\EngineBlockBundle\Controller\ActuatorController:
+        arguments:
+            - '@engineblock.compat.logger'
+            - '%kernel.project_dir%'
diff --git a/src/OpenConext/EngineBlockBundle/Controller/ActuatorController.php b/src/OpenConext/EngineBlockBundle/Controller/ActuatorController.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e12892802
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OpenConext/EngineBlockBundle/Controller/ActuatorController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Copyright 2026 SURFnet B.V.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+namespace OpenConext\EngineBlockBundle\Controller;
+
+use DateTime;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\AbstractController;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\JsonResponse;
+use Symfony\Component\Routing\Attribute\Route;
+use Throwable;
+
+class ActuatorController extends AbstractController
+{
+    private const string PUBLIC_DIR = "public";
+
+    private const string VERSION_FILE = "version.json";
+
+    private const string BUILD_TIME_FORMAT = "Y-m-d\TH:i:s.v\Z";
+
+    private LoggerInterface $logger;
+
+    private string $projectDir;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        LoggerInterface $logger,
+        string $projectDir
+    ) {
+        $this->logger = $logger;
+        $this->projectDir = $projectDir;
+    }
+
+    #[Route(
+        path: '/actuator/info',
+        name: 'actuator_info',
+        methods: ['GET']
+    )]
+    public function getBuildInfo(): JsonResponse
+    {
+        try {
+            $versionFile = $this->projectDir . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . self::PUBLIC_DIR .
+                DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . self::VERSION_FILE;
+
+            $versionContent = json_decode(file_get_contents($versionFile), true);
+
+            // Calculate days since release
+            $buildTimeString = $versionContent["time"];
+            $buildTime = DateTime::createFromFormat(self::BUILD_TIME_FORMAT, $buildTimeString);
+            $daysSinceRelease = (new DateTime())->diff($buildTime)->days;
+
+            $buildInfo = [
+                'build' => $versionContent ?? [],
+                'days_since_release' => $daysSinceRelease
+            ];
+        } catch (Throwable $e) {
+            $this->logger->error("Failed to build actuator info: " . $e->getMessage(), $e->getTrace());
+            $buildInfo = [];
+        }
+
+        return $this->json($buildInfo);
+    }
+}