diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 9521338cc05..a2bb9ab76c6 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ pytomlpp==1.0.13; python_version < '3.11'
 translate==3.6.1
 requests==2.31.0
 beautifulsoup4==4.12.2
+GitPython
diff --git a/searx/templates/simple/base.html b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
index 9c82802165a..55def93a7eb 100644
--- a/searx/templates/simple/base.html
+++ b/searx/templates/simple/base.html
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
   </main>
   <footer>
     <p>
-      {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }}
+      {{ _('a privacy-respecting, open metasearch engine') }} - {{ searx_version }}
     </p><p>
       <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.git_url')}}">{{ _('Source code') }}</a>
       | <a href="{{ get_setting('brand.issue_url') }}">{{ _('Issue tracker') }}</a>
diff --git a/searx/version.py b/searx/version.py
index d2013808ba4..339eafa2547 100644
--- a/searx/version.py
+++ b/searx/version.py
@@ -1,80 +1,58 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
-# pylint: disable=,missing-module-docstring,missing-class-docstring
+# pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring,missing-class-docstring
 
 import os
-import shlex
-import subprocess
 import logging
 import importlib
+from git import Repo, GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError
+from packaging.version import Version, InvalidVersion
 
-# fallback values
-# if there is searx.version_frozen module, and it is not possible to get the git tag
+# Fallback values
 VERSION_STRING = "1.0.0"
 VERSION_TAG = "1.0.0"
-GIT_URL = "unknow"
-GIT_BRANCH = "unknow"
+GIT_URL = "unknown"
+GIT_BRANCH = "unknown"
 
-logger = logging.getLogger("searx")
+logger = logging.getLogger("MOA")
 
-SUBPROCESS_RUN_ENV = {
-    "PATH": os.environ["PATH"],
-    "LC_ALL": "C",
-    "LANGUAGE": "",
-}
-
-
-def subprocess_run(args, **kwargs):
-    """Call :py:func:`subprocess.run` and return (striped) stdout.  If returncode is
-    non-zero, raise a :py:func:`subprocess.CalledProcessError`.
-    """
-    if not isinstance(args, (list, tuple)):
-        args = shlex.split(args)
-
-    kwargs["env"] = kwargs.get("env", SUBPROCESS_RUN_ENV)
-    kwargs["encoding"] = kwargs.get("encoding", "utf-8")
-    kwargs["stdout"] = subprocess.PIPE
-    kwargs["stderr"] = subprocess.PIPE
-    # raise CalledProcessError if returncode is non-zero
-    kwargs["check"] = True
-    proc = subprocess.run(args, **kwargs)  # pylint: disable=subprocess-run-check
-    return proc.stdout.strip()
-
-
-def get_git_url_and_branch():
+def get_latest_tag(repo_path='.'):
     try:
-        ref = subprocess_run("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref @{upstream}")
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError:
-        ref = subprocess_run("git rev-parse --abbrev-ref master@{upstream}")
-    origin, git_branch = ref.split("/", 1)
-    git_url = subprocess_run(["git", "remote", "get-url", origin])
-
-    # get https:// url from git@ url
-    if git_url.startswith("git@"):
-        git_url = git_url.replace(":", "/", 2).replace("git@", "https://", 1)
-    if git_url.endswith(".git"):
-        git_url = git_url.replace(".git", "", 1)
-
-    return git_url, git_branch
-
-
-def get_git_version():
-    git_commit_date_hash = subprocess_run(r"git show -s --date='format:%Y.%m.%d' --format='%cd+%h'")
-    # Remove leading zero from minor and patch level / replacement of PR-2122
-    # which depended on the git version: '2023.05.06+..' --> '2023.5.6+..'
-    git_commit_date_hash = git_commit_date_hash.replace('.0', '.')
-    tag_version = git_version = git_commit_date_hash
-
-    # add "+dirty" suffix if there are uncommitted changes except searx/settings.yml
+        repo = Repo(repo_path)
+        latest_tag = repo.git.describe('--tags', '--abbrev=0')
+        return latest_tag
+    except (GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError) as e:
+        logger.error("Error while getting the latest tag: %s", str(e))
+        return "1.0.0"
+
+def get_git_url_and_branch(repo_path='.'):
     try:
-        subprocess_run("git diff --quiet -- . ':!searx/settings.yml' ':!utils/brand.env'")
-    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
-        if e.returncode == 1:
-            git_version += "+dirty"
-        else:
-            logger.warning('"%s" returns an unexpected return code %i', e.returncode, e.cmd)
-    docker_tag = git_version.replace("+", "-")
-    return git_version, tag_version, docker_tag
-
+        repo = Repo(repo_path)
+        git_url = next(repo.remote().urls)
+        git_branch = repo.active_branch.name
+
+        # Convert ssh URL to https URL
+        if git_url.startswith("git@"):
+            git_url = git_url.replace(":", "/").replace("git@", "https://")
+        if git_url.endswith(".git"):
+            git_url = git_url[:-4]
+
+        return git_url, git_branch
+    except (GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError) as e:
+        logger.error("Error while getting the git URL & branch: %s", str(e))
+        return GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH
+
+def get_git_version(repo_path='.'):
+    try:
+        repo = Repo(repo_path)
+        git_commit = repo.head.commit
+        git_commit_date = git_commit.committed_datetime.strftime('%Y.%m.%d')
+        git_commit_hash = git_commit.hexsha[:7]
+        latest_tag = get_latest_tag(repo_path)
+        git_version = f"{git_commit_date}-{git_commit_hash}"
+        return f"{git_version}-{latest_tag}", latest_tag, git_version
+    except (GitCommandError, InvalidGitRepositoryError) as e:
+        logger.error("Error while getting the version: %s", str(e))
+        return VERSION_STRING, VERSION_TAG, VERSION_STRING
 
 try:
     vf = importlib.import_module('searx.version_frozen')
@@ -86,18 +64,8 @@ def get_git_version():
         vf.GIT_BRANCH,
     )
 except ImportError:
-    try:
-        try:
-            VERSION_STRING, VERSION_TAG, DOCKER_TAG = get_git_version()
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
-            logger.error("Error while getting the version: %s", ex.stderr)
-        try:
-            GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH = get_git_url_and_branch()
-        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as ex:
-            logger.error("Error while getting the git URL & branch: %s", ex.stderr)
-    except FileNotFoundError as ex:
-        logger.error("%s is not found, fallback to the default version", ex.filename)
-
+    VERSION_STRING, VERSION_TAG, DOCKER_TAG = get_git_version()
+    GIT_URL, GIT_BRANCH = get_git_url_and_branch()
 
 logger.info("version: %s", VERSION_STRING)
 
@@ -105,10 +73,9 @@ def get_git_version():
     import sys
 
     if len(sys.argv) >= 2 and sys.argv[1] == "freeze":
-        # freeze the version (to create an archive outside a git repository)
         python_code = f"""# SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 # pylint: disable=missing-module-docstring
-# this file is generated automatically by searx/version.py
+# This file is generated automatically by searx/version.py
 
 VERSION_STRING = "{VERSION_STRING}"
 VERSION_TAG = "{VERSION_TAG}"
@@ -120,8 +87,6 @@ def get_git_version():
             f.write(python_code)
             print(f"{f.name} created")
     else:
-        # output shell code to set the variables
-        # usage: eval "$(python -m searx.version)"
         shell_code = f"""
 VERSION_STRING="{VERSION_STRING}"
 VERSION_TAG="{VERSION_TAG}"