diff --git a/lib/pages/home.dart b/lib/pages/home.dart
index ff20d5a..a91e98b 100644
--- a/lib/pages/home.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/home.dart
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ import 'views/joinmatch.dart';
 import 'views/creatematch.dart';
 import 'views/friendlist.dart';
 import 'views/myprofile.dart';
+import 'package:http/http.dart' as http;
+import 'dart:convert';
+import '../globals.dart';
 
 class HomePage extends StatefulWidget {
   @override
@@ -16,7 +19,6 @@ class HomePage extends StatefulWidget {
 class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
   int _selectedIndex = 0;
 
-  // Define the pages for each section
   final List<Widget> _pages = [
     LeaderboardPage(),
     JoinMatchPage(),
@@ -40,14 +42,46 @@ class _HomePageState extends State<HomePage> {
     );
   }
 
+  Future<Map<String, String>> fetchCommitHashes() async {
+    const apiUrl = '$apiurl/latest-commit-hashes';
+
+    try {
+      final response = await http.get(Uri.parse(apiUrl));
+
+      if (response.statusCode == 200) {
+        final data = jsonDecode(response.body);
+
+        String formatHash(String? hash) {
+          if (hash == null) return 'Unknown';
+          return '#${hash.substring(0, 8).toUpperCase()}';
+        }
+
+        return {
+          'backend': formatHash(data['backend']),
+          'frontend': formatHash(data['frontend']),
+        };
+      } else {
+        throw Exception('Failed to fetch commit hashes');
+      }
+    } catch (e) {
+      return {
+        'backend': 'Error fetching hash',
+        'frontend': 'Error fetching hash',
+      };
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> _showOpenSourceLicenses() async {
+    final commitHashes = await fetchCommitHashes();
+
     showDialog(
       context: context,
       builder: (BuildContext context) => AboutDialog(
         applicationIcon: const Icon(Icons.code),
         applicationLegalese: '© 2024 Thomas Bassi @ Defence Tech.',
         applicationName: 'DTHPP',
-        applicationVersion: '#B22AF349A1',
+        applicationVersion:
+            'API: ${commitHashes['backend']} - UI: ${commitHashes['frontend']}',
         children: [
           Padding(
             padding: const EdgeInsets.only(top: 16.0),
diff --git a/lib/pages/views/creatematch.dart b/lib/pages/views/creatematch.dart
index 0ec1afb..a68a789 100644
--- a/lib/pages/views/creatematch.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/views/creatematch.dart
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ class _CreateMatchPageState extends State<CreateMatchPage> {
                 textAlign: TextAlign.center,
               ),
               SizedBox(height: 16),
+              Text(
+                'Due to current limitations in how we handle matchmaking, only the joining player can control the match. This is only a temporary solution to a problem we are actively fixing.',
+                style: TextStyle(fontSize: 14),
+                textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+              ),
+              SizedBox(height: 16),
               _isLoading
                   ? CircularProgressIndicator() // Show loading spinner
                   : ElevatedButton(