diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index fc367a69ea5..4365e14d3a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ jobs:
       tags_flavor: suffix=-dev
       # As this is a "dev" image, its tags are all suffixed with "-dev". Otherwise, it uses the same
       # tagging logic as the primary 'dspace/dspace-angular' image above.
-      # run_python_version_script: true
-      # python_version_script_dest: src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
+      # Generate deployed-version info served at /static/VERSION_D (issue #813)
+      run_python_version_script: true
+      python_version_script_dest: src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
     secrets:
       DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
       DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
@@ -52,8 +53,9 @@ jobs:
       build_id: dspace-angular
       image_name: dataquest/dspace-angular
       dockerfile_path: ./Dockerfile.dist
-      # run_python_version_script: true
-      # python_version_script_dest: src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
+      # Generate deployed-version info served at /static/VERSION_D (issue #813)
+      run_python_version_script: true
+      python_version_script_dest: src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
     secrets:
       DOCKER_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_USERNAME }}
       DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.DOCKER_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/angular.json b/angular.json
index cf348ef8d54..cc728f35864 100644
--- a/angular.json
+++ b/angular.json
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@
             "aot": true,
             "assets": [
               "src/assets",
+              {
+                "glob": "VERSION_D.html",
+                "input": "src/static-files",
+                "output": "static-files"
+              },
               "src/robots.txt"
             ],
             "styles": [
diff --git a/scripts/sourceversion.py b/scripts/sourceversion.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c6d50504613
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/sourceversion.py
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import subprocess
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime, timezone
+
+# when next editing this script, please introduce argparse.
+# do not forget, it is called in BE by .github\workflows\reusable-docker-build.yml
+# argparse must be introduced there.
+# that action also calls BE version of this script, which is different (BE: scripts/sourceversion.py).
+# It must also cooperate with argparse
+
+# the idea is, that this will be different on each branch, but could be possibly passed by argv/argparse
+RELEASE_TAG_BASE='none'
+
+def get_time_in_timezone(zone: str = "Europe/Bratislava"):
+    try:
+        from zoneinfo import ZoneInfo
+        my_tz = ZoneInfo(zone)
+    except Exception as e:
+        my_tz = timezone.utc
+    return datetime.now(my_tz)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    ts = get_time_in_timezone()
+    # we have html tags, since this script ends up creating VERSION_D.html
+    print(f"<h4>This info was generated on: <br> <strong> {ts.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z%z')} </strong> </h4>")
+
+    cmd = 'git log -1 --pretty=format:"<h4>Git hash: <br><strong> %H </strong> <br> Date of commit: <br> <strong> %ai </strong></h4>"'
+    subprocess.check_call(cmd, shell=True)
+
+    # when adding argparse, this should be a bit more obvious
+    link = sys.argv[1] + sys.argv[2]
+    print('<br> <h4>Build run: </h4> <a href="' + link + '"> ' + link + '</a> ')
+
+    link = "https://github.com/dataquest-dev/dspace-angular/releases/tag/" \
+        + RELEASE_TAG_BASE + "-" + datetime.now().strftime('%Y.%m.') + sys.argv[2]
+
+    print('<br> <br> <h4>Release link: </h4><a href="' + link + '"> ' + link + '</a> (if it does not work, then this is not an official release instance) ')
diff --git a/src/app/app-routes.ts b/src/app/app-routes.ts
index 17f8bb5443d..6e84aebb65c 100644
--- a/src/app/app-routes.ts
+++ b/src/app/app-routes.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import { ThemedPageErrorComponent } from './page-error/themed-page-error.compone
 import { ThemedPageInternalServerErrorComponent } from './page-internal-server-error/themed-page-internal-server-error.component';
 import { ThemedPageNotFoundComponent } from './pagenotfound/themed-pagenotfound.component';
 import { PROCESS_MODULE_PATH } from './process-page/process-page-routing.paths';
+import { STATIC_PAGE_PATH } from './static-page/static-page-routing-paths';
 import { viewTrackerResolver } from './statistics/angulartics/dspace/view-tracker.resolver';
 import { provideSubmissionState } from './submission/provide-submission-state';
 import { SUGGESTION_MODULE_PATH } from './suggestions-page/suggestions-page-routing-paths';
@@ -289,6 +290,11 @@ export const APP_ROUTES: Route[] = [
           .then((m) => m.ROUTES),
         canActivate: [notAuthenticatedGuard],
       },
+      {
+        path: STATIC_PAGE_PATH,
+        loadChildren: () => import('./static-page/static-page-routes')
+          .then((m) => m.ROUTES),
+      },
       { path: '**', pathMatch: 'full', component: ThemedPageNotFoundComponent, data: { title: '404.page-not-found' } },
     ],
   },
diff --git a/src/app/shared/html-content.service.ts b/src/app/shared/html-content.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90c4c797b4c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/html-content.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+import { isPlatformBrowser } from '@angular/common';
+import { HttpClient } from '@angular/common/http';
+import {
+  Inject,
+  Injectable,
+  PLATFORM_ID,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  firstValueFrom,
+  of,
+} from 'rxjs';
+import {
+  catchError,
+  map,
+} from 'rxjs/operators';
+
+import { LocaleService } from '../core/locale/locale.service';
+import {
+  HTML_SUFFIX,
+  STATIC_FILES_PROJECT_PATH,
+} from '../static-page/static-page-routing-paths';
+
+interface HtmlContentResult {
+  found: boolean;
+  body: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Service for loading static `.html` files stored in the `src/static-files` folder
+ * (registered as a build asset in `angular.json`). Used e.g. to render the
+ * deployed-version info at `/static/VERSION_D` (issue #813).
+ */
+@Injectable({
+  providedIn: 'root',
+})
+export class HtmlContentService {
+  constructor(
+    private http: HttpClient,
+    private localeService: LocaleService,
+    @Inject(PLATFORM_ID) private platformId: object,
+  ) {}
+
+  private withSuffix(name: string): string {
+    return name.endsWith(HTML_SUFFIX) ? name : name + HTML_SUFFIX;
+  }
+
+  private fetch(url: string) {
+    return this.http.get(url, { responseType: 'text' }).pipe(
+      map((body): HtmlContentResult => ({ found: true, body })),
+      catchError(() => of<HtmlContentResult>({ found: false, body: '' })),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Load the html content for a file name, trying the current locale package first
+   * (`static-files/<lang>/<file>.html`) and falling back to the default package
+   * (`static-files/<file>.html`). Returns `undefined` when nothing was found.
+   *
+   * The files are fetched client-side only; during SSR this resolves to `undefined`
+   * and the content is loaded after hydration.
+   */
+  async getHtmlContentByPathAndLocale(fileName: string): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    if (!isPlatformBrowser(this.platformId)) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    let language = await firstValueFrom(this.localeService.getCurrentLanguageCode());
+    // Default language `en` lives in the non-translated (root) package.
+    language = language === 'en' ? '' : language;
+
+    if (language) {
+      const localized = await firstValueFrom(
+        this.fetch(this.withSuffix(`${STATIC_FILES_PROJECT_PATH}/${language}/${fileName}`)),
+      );
+      if (localized.found) {
+        return localized.body;
+      }
+    }
+
+    const fallback = await firstValueFrom(
+      this.fetch(this.withSuffix(`${STATIC_FILES_PROJECT_PATH}/${fileName}`)),
+    );
+    return fallback.found ? fallback.body : undefined;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/shared/utils/clarin-safehtml.pipe.ts b/src/app/shared/utils/clarin-safehtml.pipe.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d11327aaeb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/shared/utils/clarin-safehtml.pipe.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import {
+  Pipe,
+  PipeTransform,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  DomSanitizer,
+  SafeHtml,
+} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+
+/**
+ * Pipe to keep html tags (e.g. `id`) when rendering a string via `[innerHTML]`.
+ */
+@Pipe({
+  name: 'dsSafeHtml',
+  standalone: true,
+})
+export class ClarinSafeHtmlPipe implements PipeTransform {
+  constructor(private sanitized: DomSanitizer) {}
+
+  transform(htmlString: string): SafeHtml {
+    return this.sanitized.bypassSecurityTrustHtml(htmlString ?? '');
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/app/static-page/static-page-routes.ts b/src/app/static-page/static-page-routes.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ebf3f3e673
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/static-page/static-page-routes.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+import { Route } from '@angular/router';
+
+import { StaticPageComponent } from './static-page.component';
+
+export const ROUTES: Route[] = [
+  {
+    path: ':id',
+    component: StaticPageComponent,
+  },
+];
diff --git a/src/app/static-page/static-page-routing-paths.ts b/src/app/static-page/static-page-routing-paths.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ae4978b440d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/static-page/static-page-routing-paths.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+/**
+ * Constants for the `/static` route.
+ *
+ * The static page component loads `.html` files bundled from `src/static-files`
+ * (registered as a build asset in `angular.json`). This is how the deployed-version
+ * info is served at `/static/VERSION_D` (issue #813).
+ */
+export const STATIC_PAGE_PATH = 'static';
+
+export const STATIC_FILES_PROJECT_PATH = 'static-files';
+
+export const HTML_SUFFIX = '.html';
diff --git a/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.html b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c70c67b73a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+@if (contentState === 'loading') {
+  <div class="container text-center my-5">
+    <div class="spinner-border" role="status">
+      <span class="visually-hidden">{{ 'loading.default' | translate }}</span>
+    </div>
+  </div>
+}
+
+<!-- Show static page content when found -->
+@if (contentState === 'found') {
+  <div class="container">
+    <div [innerHTML]="htmlContent | dsSafeHtml"></div>
+  </div>
+}
+
+<!-- Show 404 error when content not found -->
+@if (contentState === 'not-found') {
+  <div class="container page-not-found">
+    <h1>404</h1>
+    <h2><small>{{ 'static-page.404.page-not-found' | translate }}</small></h2>
+    <br/>
+    <p>{{ 'static-page.404.help' | translate }}</p>
+    <br/>
+    <p class="text-center">
+      <a routerLink="/home" class="btn btn-primary">{{ 'static-page.404.link.home-page' | translate }}</a>
+    </p>
+  </div>
+}
diff --git a/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.scss b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ea542ba0349
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+.page-not-found {
+  text-align: center;
+  margin-top: 3rem;
+  margin-bottom: 3rem;
+}
diff --git a/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.ts b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9bf627a3074
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/static-page/static-page.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+import {
+  ChangeDetectorRef,
+  Component,
+  OnInit,
+} from '@angular/core';
+import {
+  ActivatedRoute,
+  RouterLink,
+} from '@angular/router';
+import { TranslateModule } from '@ngx-translate/core';
+
+import { ServerResponseService } from '../core/services/server-response.service';
+import { HtmlContentService } from '../shared/html-content.service';
+import { ClarinSafeHtmlPipe } from '../shared/utils/clarin-safehtml.pipe';
+
+/**
+ * Component which loads and shows static files from the `src/static-files` folder.
+ * E.g. `<UI_URL>/static/VERSION_D` renders `static-files/VERSION_D.html`
+ * (the deployed-version info, issue #813).
+ */
+@Component({
+  selector: 'ds-static-page',
+  templateUrl: './static-page.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./static-page.component.scss'],
+  imports: [
+    ClarinSafeHtmlPipe,
+    RouterLink,
+    TranslateModule,
+  ],
+})
+export class StaticPageComponent implements OnInit {
+  htmlContent = '';
+  contentState: 'loading' | 'found' | 'not-found' = 'loading';
+
+  constructor(
+    private htmlContentService: HtmlContentService,
+    private route: ActivatedRoute,
+    private responseService: ServerResponseService,
+    private changeDetector: ChangeDetectorRef,
+  ) {}
+
+  async ngOnInit(): Promise<void> {
+    this.contentState = 'loading';
+    this.htmlContent = '';
+
+    const fileName = this.getHtmlFileName();
+    if (!fileName) {
+      this.markNotFound();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const content = await this.htmlContentService.getHtmlContentByPathAndLocale(fileName);
+      if (content !== undefined) {
+        this.htmlContent = content;
+        this.contentState = 'found';
+        this.changeDetector.detectChanges();
+        return;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // fall through to not-found handling below
+    }
+
+    this.markNotFound();
+  }
+
+  private markNotFound(): void {
+    this.responseService.setNotFound();
+    this.contentState = 'not-found';
+    this.changeDetector.detectChanges();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Read the file name from the URL - `static/FILE_NAME`.
+   */
+  private getHtmlFileName(): string | null {
+    const id = this.route.snapshot.paramMap.get('id');
+    if (!id) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    // Drop any trailing fragment, e.g. `VERSION_D#section`.
+    return id.split('#')[0];
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
index 495a38b37c9..ba2342d47da 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/cs.json5
@@ -7532,6 +7532,15 @@
   // "sorting.person.birthDate.DESC": "Birth Date Descending",
   "sorting.person.birthDate.DESC": "Datum narození sestupně",
 
+  // "static-page.404.help": "The static page you requested does not exist. It may have been moved or deleted. You can use the button below to get back to the home page.",
+  "static-page.404.help": "Požadovaná statická stránka neexistuje. Mohla být přesunuta nebo smazána. Pomocí níže uvedeného tlačítka se můžete vrátit na domovskou stránku.",
+
+  // "static-page.404.link.home-page": "Take me to the home page",
+  "static-page.404.link.home-page": "Návrat na domovskou stránku",
+
+  // "static-page.404.page-not-found": "page not found",
+  "static-page.404.page-not-found": "stránka nebyla nalezena",
+
   // "statistics.title": "Statistics",
   "statistics.title": "Statistiky",
 
diff --git a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5 b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
index 2fcac568949..28797ae6a02 100644
--- a/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
+++ b/src/assets/i18n/en.json5
@@ -5012,6 +5012,13 @@
 
   "sorting.person.birthDate.DESC": "Birth Date Descending",
 
+  "static-page.404.help": "The static page you requested does not exist. It may have been moved or deleted. You can use the button below to get back to the home page.",
+
+  "static-page.404.link.home-page": "Take me to the home page",
+
+  "static-page.404.page-not-found": "page not found",
+
+
   "statistics.title": "Statistics",
 
   "statistics.header": "Statistics for {{ scope }}",
diff --git a/src/static-files/VERSION_D.html b/src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dd4019e2622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/static-files/VERSION_D.html
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+<!--
+  Placeholder for the deployed-version info (issue #813).
+  This file is regenerated at Docker/CI build time by scripts/sourceversion.py
+  and served at /static/VERSION_D. The committed placeholder only ensures the
+  src/static-files directory exists so the build-time redirection and the
+  angular.json asset copy succeed.
+-->