diff --git a/apps/sim/app/api/version/route.ts b/apps/sim/app/api/version/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e95cc60c8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/sim/app/api/version/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { NextResponse } from 'next/server'
+
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic'
+
+// Version from package.json - updated during build process
+const APP_VERSION = process.env.npm_package_version || process.env.APP_VERSION || '0.1.0'
+const APP_NAME = 'sim-studio'
+
+/**
+ * GET /api/version
+ * Returns the current version information of the Sim Studio instance
+ */
+export async function GET() {
+  const buildTime = process.env.BUILD_TIME || null
+  const gitCommit = process.env.VERCEL_GIT_COMMIT_SHA || process.env.GIT_COMMIT || null
+
+  return NextResponse.json({
+    version: APP_VERSION,
+    name: APP_NAME,
+    buildTime,
+    gitCommit: gitCommit ? gitCommit.substring(0, 7) : null,
+    nodeEnv: process.env.NODE_ENV,
+  })
+}
diff --git a/helm/sim/templates/networkpolicy.yaml b/helm/sim/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
index deac5a5dba..7ef8697417 100644
--- a/helm/sim/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
+++ b/helm/sim/templates/networkpolicy.yaml
@@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ spec:
     ports:
     - protocol: TCP
       port: 443
+  # Allow custom egress rules
+  {{- with .Values.networkPolicy.egress }}
+  {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if .Values.postgresql.enabled }}