diff --git a/bbmri/vars b/bbmri/vars
index 1c08f8e..69c6f2c 100644
--- a/bbmri/vars
+++ b/bbmri/vars
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 FOCUS_RETRY_COUNT=${FOCUS_RETRY_COUNT:-64}
 PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/bridgehead b/bridgehead
index 465682d..dc2da22 100755
--- a/bridgehead
+++ b/bridgehead
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ loadVars() {
 	fetchVarsFromVaultByFile /etc/bridgehead/$PROJECT.conf || fail_and_report 1 "Unable to fetchVarsFromVaultByFile"
 	setHostname
 	optimizeBlazeMemoryUsage
-	[ -e ./$PROJECT/vars ] && source ./vars ./$PROJECT/vars
+	[ -e ./$PROJECT/vars ] && source ./versions ./$PROJECT/vars
 	set +a
 
 	OVERRIDE=${OVERRIDE:=""}
diff --git a/cce/vars b/cce/vars
index a5c850a..53cd422 100644
--- a/cce/vars
+++ b/cce/vars
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUPPORT_EMAIL=manoj.waikar@dkfz-heidelberg.de
 PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
 BROKER_URL_FOR_PREREQ=$BROKER_URL
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/ccp/vars b/ccp/vars
index 66e886d..1e5599d 100644
--- a/ccp/vars
+++ b/ccp/vars
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ OIDC_URL="https://login.verbis.dkfz.de"
 OIDC_ISSUER_URL="${OIDC_URL}/realms/${OIDC_REALM}"
 OIDC_GROUP_CLAIM="groups"
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/dhki/vars b/dhki/vars
index 21c62fc..e9047ce 100644
--- a/dhki/vars
+++ b/dhki/vars
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
 
 BROKER_URL_FOR_PREREQ=$BROKER_URL
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in ccp/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/itcc/vars b/itcc/vars
index cec493f..a7964ec 100644
--- a/itcc/vars
+++ b/itcc/vars
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUPPORT_EMAIL=arturo.macias@dkfz-heidelberg.de
 PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
 BROKER_URL_FOR_PREREQ=$BROKER_URL
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/kr/vars b/kr/vars
index bbba515..687d0ce 100644
--- a/kr/vars
+++ b/kr/vars
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ SUPPORT_EMAIL=arturo.macias@dkfz-heidelberg.de
 PRIVATEKEYFILENAME=/etc/bridgehead/pki/${SITE_ID}.priv.pem
 BROKER_URL_FOR_PREREQ=$BROKER_URL
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"
diff --git a/minimal/vars b/minimal/vars
index ee4701f..1b4f7c5 100644
--- a/minimal/vars
+++ b/minimal/vars
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-source vars
+source versions
 for module in $PROJECT/modules/*.sh
 do
     log DEBUG "sourcing $module"