diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1b69ef8..2dc71c3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 * Added `normalize2base` helper client util
 * Added `normalizeMVB` helper client util
 * Added `normalizeRoot` helper client util
+* Added `version` alias information to config
 * Fixed bug preventing user specified `buildEnd` and `transformPageData` from running after theme's
 * Fixed bug preventing `mvb` from correctly setting the `mvbase`
 * Improved `mvb` an `root` link normalization
 * Improved `VPLVersionLink` to only need `version` input
-* Updated to [vitepress@1.5.](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
+* Updated to [vitepress@1.5.0](https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md)
 
 ## v1.1.0-beta.18 - [November 4, 2024](https://github.com/lando/vitepress-theme-default-plus/releases/tag/v1.1.0-beta.18)
 
diff --git a/config.js b/config.js
index ea06a6d..b734054 100644
--- a/config.js
+++ b/config.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {default as getBaseUrl} from './utils/get-base-url.js';
 import {default as getContributors} from './utils/get-contributors.js';
 import {default as getGaHeaders} from './utils/get-ga-headers.js';
 import {default as getHubspotHeaders} from './utils/get-hubspot-headers.js';
+import {default as getTags} from './utils/get-tags.js';
 import {default as normalizeMVB} from './utils/normalize-mvb.js';
 import {default as parseLayouts} from './utils/parse-layouts.js';
 import {default as traverseUp} from './utils/traverse-up.js';
@@ -178,10 +179,19 @@ export async function defineConfig(userConfig = {}, defaults = {}) {
   }
 
   // get full team info
-  const opts = {debug: debug.extend('get-contribs'), paths: []};
-  const team = contributors !== false ? await getContributors(config.gitRoot, contributors, opts) : [];
+  const copts = {debug: debug.extend('get-contribs'), paths: []};
+  const team = contributors !== false ? await getContributors(config.gitRoot, contributors, copts) : [];
   debug('discovered full team info %o', team);
 
+  // get full version alias information but let this fail
+  try {
+    const tags= await getTags(config.gitRoot, undefined, {debug: debug.extend('get-tags')});
+    themeConfig.versions = tags.aliases ?? {};
+    debug('discovered version aliases %o', config.versions);
+  } catch (error) {
+    debug('unable to get version alias information with error %o', error);
+  }
+
   // build robots.txt and rssfeed
   config.buildEnd = async siteConfig => {
     // generate robots txt