diff --git a/packages/backend/package.json b/packages/backend/package.json
index 85b68118..676d21ea 100644
--- a/packages/backend/package.json
+++ b/packages/backend/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "cors": "^2.8.5",
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
     "express": "^4.18.2",
+    "express-async-errors": "^3.1.1",
     "express-session": "^1.18.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
     "graphql": "^16.8.1",
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/index.ts b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
index c74cb6e7..c6f0b3c6 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'express-async-errors';
 import 'reflect-metadata';
 import debug from 'debug';
 import fs from 'fs';
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routes/staging.ts b/packages/backend/src/routes/staging.ts
index 979833e6..6a5cf506 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/routes/staging.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routes/staging.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Router } from 'express';
 const router = Router();
 
 router.get('/version', async (req, res) => {
-  return res.send({ version: '0.0.5' });
+  return res.send({ version: '0.0.6' });
 });
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index cb05a2e5..64c8defe 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -10575,6 +10575,11 @@ exponential-backoff@^3.1.1:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/exponential-backoff/-/exponential-backoff-3.1.1.tgz#64ac7526fe341ab18a39016cd22c787d01e00bf6"
   integrity sha512-dX7e/LHVJ6W3DE1MHWi9S1EYzDESENfLrYohG2G++ovZrYOkm4Knwa0mc1cn84xJOR4KEU0WSchhLbd0UklbHw==
 
+express-async-errors@^3.1.1:
+  version "3.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-async-errors/-/express-async-errors-3.1.1.tgz#6053236d61d21ddef4892d6bd1d736889fc9da41"
+  integrity sha512-h6aK1da4tpqWSbyCa3FxB/V6Ehd4EEB15zyQq9qe75OZBp0krinNKuH4rAY+S/U/2I36vdLAUFSjQJ+TFmODng==
+
 express-session@^1.18.0:
   version "1.18.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/express-session/-/express-session-1.18.0.tgz#a6ae39d9091f2efba5f20fc5c65a3ce7c9ce16a3"