diff --git a/.github/workflows/sst.dev.yml b/.github/workflows/sst.dev.yml
index 0ae06a9..1b438d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sst.dev.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sst.dev.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
   Deploy:
     needs: Test
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: Development
     env:
       NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL: ${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL }}
       NEXT_PUBLIC_FEATURE_FLAG_UNRELEASED: ${{ vars.NEXT_PUBLIC_FEATURE_FLAG_UNRELEASED }}
diff --git a/config/index.ts b/config/index.ts
index f93049a..568e018 100644
--- a/config/index.ts
+++ b/config/index.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-const DOMAIN_NAME: string = "sgmotortrends.com";
+const DOMAIN_NAME = "sgmotortrends.com";
+const API_VERSION = "v1";
 
 export const SITE_URL: string =
   process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_SITE_URL || `https://${DOMAIN_NAME}`;
 
-export const API_URL: string =
-  process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || `https://api.${DOMAIN_NAME}`;
+// Configure the API BASE URL
+const DEFAULT_API_URL = `https://api.${DOMAIN_NAME}`;
+const API_BASE_URL = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || DEFAULT_API_URL;
+export const API_URL: string = `${API_BASE_URL}/${API_VERSION}`;
 
 /**
  * List of make to be excluded from the dataset because they are usually part of the following:
diff --git a/utils/fetchApi.ts b/utils/fetchApi.ts
index 6ada87a..1b46486 100644
--- a/utils/fetchApi.ts
+++ b/utils/fetchApi.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ export const fetchApi = async <T>(
 
   if (!response.ok) {
     throw new Error(
-      `API call failed: ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
+      `API call failed: ${url} - ${response.status} - ${response.statusText}`,
     );
   }