diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ce773fc..923cd3e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # and Reth: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/main/Makefile
 .DEFAULT_GOAL := help
 
-VERSION := $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty="-dev")
+VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty="-dev")
 
 ##@ Help