diff --git a/dockstore_launcher_config/compose.config b/dockstore_launcher_config/compose.config
index c999b33..7adb1a9 100644
--- a/dockstore_launcher_config/compose.config
+++ b/dockstore_launcher_config/compose.config
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 "GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET":"potato",
 "LOGSTASH":false,
 "LOGSTASH_HOST":"replaceme",
+"MCP_VERSION":"",
 "METRICS_BUCKET_NAME":"replaceme",
 "MYBINDER_IMPORT_URL":"replaceme",
 "NEXTFLOW_PARSING_LAMBDA_VERSION":"n/a",
diff --git a/templates/web.yml.template b/templates/web.yml.template
index 2c8bfed..80696b4 100644
--- a/templates/web.yml.template
+++ b/templates/web.yml.template
@@ -218,4 +218,5 @@ uiConfig:
   galaxyParsingPluginVersion: {{ GALAXY_PLUGIN_VERSION }}
   checkUrlLambdaVersion: {{ CHECK_URL_LAMBDA_VERSION }}
   supportVersion: {{ SUPPORT_VERSION }}
+  mcpVersion: "{{ MCP_VERSION }}"