diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe996ca..f00d0eb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+Automated build system for the RR with plugins.
+
+<p align="center">
+ <img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/796136/50286124-6f7f3780-046f-11e9-9f45-e8fedd4f786d.png" height="75px" alt="RoadRunner">
+</p>
+<p align="center">
+ <a href="https://packagist.org/packages/spiral/roadrunner"><img src="https://poser.pugx.org/spiral/roadrunner/version"></a>
+	<a href="https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/v2?tab=doc"><img src="https://godoc.org/github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/v2?status.svg"></a>
+    <a href="https://twitter.com/spiralphp"><img src="https://img.shields.io/twitter/follow/spiralphp?style=social"></a>
+	<a href="https://github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/actions"><img src="https://github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/workflows/Linters/badge.svg" alt=""></a>
+	<a href="https://github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/actions"><img src="https://github.com/roadrunner-server/velox/workflows/Linux/badge.svg" alt=""></a>
+	<a href="https://discord.gg/TFeEmCs"><img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/discord-chat-magenta.svg"></a>
+</p>
+
 # Docs: [link](https://roadrunner.dev/docs/app-server-build/2.x/en)
 
-Automated build system for the RR with plugins.
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 1c10eb2..822a9fd 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package velox
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 )
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ const (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
+	// build args
 	Velox map[string][]string `mapstructure:"velox"`
 
 	// Version
@@ -43,14 +45,21 @@ type CodeHosting struct {
 }
 
 type PluginConfig struct {
-	Ref        string   `mapstructure:"ref"`
-	Owner      string   `mapstructure:"owner"`
-	Repo       string   `mapstructure:"repository"`
-	Replace    string   `mapstructure:"replace"`
-	BuildFlags []string `mapstructure:"build-flags"`
+	Ref     string `mapstructure:"ref"`
+	Owner   string `mapstructure:"owner"`
+	Repo    string `mapstructure:"repository"`
+	Replace string `mapstructure:"replace"`
 }
 
 func (c *Config) Validate() error { //nolint:gocognit,gocyclo
+	// build_args
+	for k := range c.Velox {
+		for j := 0; j < len(c.Velox[k]); j++ {
+			s := os.ExpandEnv(c.Velox[k][j])
+			c.Velox[k][j] = s
+		}
+	}
+
 	if _, ok := c.Roadrunner[ref]; !ok {
 		c.Roadrunner[ref] = defaultBranch
 	}
@@ -77,6 +86,8 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error { //nolint:gocognit,gocyclo
 		if c.GitHub.Token == nil || c.GitHub.Token.Token == "" {
 			return errors.New("github.token should not be empty, create a token with any permissions: https://github.com/settings/tokens")
 		}
+
+		c.GitHub.Token.Token = os.ExpandEnv(c.GitHub.Token.Token)
 	}
 
 	if c.GitLab != nil {
@@ -101,6 +112,8 @@ func (c *Config) Validate() error { //nolint:gocognit,gocyclo
 		if c.GitLab.Token == nil || c.GitLab.Token.Token == "" {
 			return errors.New("gitlab.token should not be empty, create a token with at least [api, read_api] permissions: https://gitlab.com/-/profile/personal_access_tokens")
 		}
+
+		c.GitLab.Token.Token = os.ExpandEnv(c.GitLab.Token.Token)
 	}
 
 	if len(c.Log) == 0 {
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..932b7b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+package velox
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestExpandEnvs(t *testing.T) {
+	tn := time.Now().Format(time.Kitchen)
+	token := "foobarbaz"
+
+	require.NoError(t, os.Setenv("TIME", tn))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Setenv("VERSION", "v2.10.5"))
+	require.NoError(t, os.Setenv("TOKEN", token))
+	c := &Config{
+		Velox:      map[string][]string{"build_args": {"github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.buildTime=${TIME}", "github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.version=${VERSION}"}},
+		Roadrunner: map[string]string{"": ""},
+		GitHub: &CodeHosting{
+			BaseURL: nil,
+			Token:   &Token{Token: "${TOKEN}"},
+			Plugins: map[string]*PluginConfig{"foo": {
+				Ref:     "master",
+				Owner:   "roadrunner-server",
+				Repo:    "logger",
+				Replace: "",
+			},
+			},
+		},
+		GitLab: &CodeHosting{
+			BaseURL: nil,
+			Token:   &Token{Token: "${TOKEN}"},
+			Plugins: map[string]*PluginConfig{"foo": {
+				Ref:     "master",
+				Owner:   "roadrunner-server",
+				Repo:    "logger",
+				Replace: "",
+			},
+			},
+		},
+		Log: nil,
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, c.Validate())
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.buildTime="+tn, c.Velox["build_args"][0])
+	assert.Equal(t, "github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.version=v2.10.5", c.Velox["build_args"][1])
+	assert.Equal(t, token, c.GitHub.Token.Token)
+	assert.Equal(t, token, c.GitLab.Token.Token)
+}
diff --git a/velox.toml b/velox.toml
index 0016689..04b39e7 100644
--- a/velox.toml
+++ b/velox.toml
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 [velox]
-build_args = ['-trimpath', '-ldflags', '-s -X github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.version=v2.10.1 -X github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.buildTime=10:00:00']
+build_args = ['-trimpath', '-ldflags', '-s -X github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.version=${VERSION} -X github.com/roadrunner-server/roadrunner/v2/internal/meta.buildTime=${TIME}']
 
 [roadrunner]
-ref = "v2.10.1"
+ref = "v2.10.5"
 
 [github]
     [github.token]
-    token = "token"
+    token = "${RT_TOKEN}"
 
     [github.plugins]
     # ref -> master, commit or tag
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ref = "v2.10.1"
 [gitlab]
     [gitlab.token]
     # api, read-api, read-repo
-    token = "token"
+    token = "${GL_TOKEN}"
 
     [gitlab.endpoint]
     endpoint = "https://gitlab.com"