diff --git a/server/data/data.go b/server/data/data.go
index 5a9558c..d37d53b 100644
--- a/server/data/data.go
+++ b/server/data/data.go
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ package data
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
+	"os"
+	"path"
 	"recipe-manager/helpers"
 	"recipe-manager/models"
 	"recipe-manager/services/logger"
@@ -51,12 +53,25 @@ func NewData(taoLogger *logger.TaoLogger) *Data {
 	defaultFile := "coffeethai02_600.json"
 	defaultCountry := "tha"
 
-	// read latest version
-	// set latest to default version
-	latest_version, err := strconv.Atoi(strings.Split(strings.Split(defaultFile, "_")[1], ".")[0])
+	// TODO: read 'version' file
+	versionPath := path.Join("cofffeemachineConfig", defaultCountry, "version")
+	taoLogger.Log.Debug("version", zap.Any("version path", versionPath))
+
+	// versionFile, err := os.Open(versionPath)
+	content, err := os.ReadFile(versionPath)
 
 	if err != nil {
-		taoLogger.Log.Debug("Error when retrieved current version", zap.Error(err))
+		taoLogger.Log.Debug("Error when open version file", zap.Error(err))
+	}
+
+	initVersion := string(content)
+
+	// read latest version
+	// set latest to default version
+	latest_version, err := strconv.Atoi(initVersion)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		latest_version = 600
 	}
 
 	for _, v := range allRecipeFiles[defaultCountry] {
@@ -68,11 +83,12 @@ func NewData(taoLogger *logger.TaoLogger) *Data {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		if current_version_iter > latest_version {
+		if current_version_iter == latest_version {
 			// taoLogger.Log.Debug("current_version_iter", zap.Any("current_version_iter", current_version_iter))
 			// set latest
 			latest_version = current_version_iter
 			defaultFile = v.Name
+			break
 		}
 	}