diff --git a/archivebox/core/admin.py b/archivebox/core/admin.py
index 76398d18..65baa52b 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/admin.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/admin.py
@@ -24,8 +24,16 @@ from core.mixins import SearchResultsAdminMixin
 from index.html import snapshot_icons
 from logging_util import printable_filesize
 from main import add, remove
-from config import OUTPUT_DIR, SNAPSHOTS_PER_PAGE
 from extractors import archive_links
+from config import (
+    OUTPUT_DIR,
+    SNAPSHOTS_PER_PAGE,
+    VERSION,
+    VERSIONS_AVAILABLE,
+    CAN_UPGRADE
+)
+
+GLOBAL_CONTEXT = {'VERSION': VERSION, 'VERSIONS_AVAILABLE': VERSIONS_AVAILABLE, 'CAN_UPGRADE': CAN_UPGRADE}
 
 # Admin URLs
 # /admin/
@@ -97,6 +105,10 @@ class SnapshotAdmin(SearchResultsAdminMixin, admin.ModelAdmin):
 
     action_form = SnapshotActionForm
 
+    def changelist_view(self, request, extra_context=None):
+        extra_context = extra_context or {}
+        return super().changelist_view(request, extra_context | GLOBAL_CONTEXT)
+
     def get_urls(self):
         urls = super().get_urls()
         custom_urls = [
diff --git a/archivebox/core/urls.py b/archivebox/core/urls.py
index f89273ff..1111ead4 100644
--- a/archivebox/core/urls.py
+++ b/archivebox/core/urls.py
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ from django.views.generic.base import RedirectView
 
 from core.views import HomepageView, SnapshotView, PublicIndexView, AddView, HealthCheckView
 
-# GLOBAL_CONTEXT doesn't work as-is, disabled for now: https://github.com/ArchiveBox/ArchiveBox/discussions/1306
-# from config import VERSION, VERSIONS_AVAILABLE, CAN_UPGRADE
-# GLOBAL_CONTEXT = {'VERSION': VERSION, 'VERSIONS_AVAILABLE': VERSIONS_AVAILABLE, 'CAN_UPGRADE': CAN_UPGRADE}
-
-
 # print('DEBUG', settings.DEBUG)
 
 urlpatterns = [
@@ -36,9 +31,6 @@ urlpatterns = [
     path('accounts/', include('django.contrib.auth.urls')),
     path('admin/', admin.site.urls),
     
-    # do not add extra_context like this as not all admin views (e.g. ModelAdmin.autocomplete_view accept extra kwargs)
-    # path('admin/', admin.site.urls, {'extra_context': GLOBAL_CONTEXT}),
-
     path('health/', HealthCheckView.as_view(), name='healthcheck'),
     path('error/', lambda _: 1/0),