diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index cf8b5706a..31b9bf3b7 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ set(CMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/firmware/toolchain-arm-cortex
 
 project(portapack-h1)
 
-#set(VERSION "")
-if (NOT DEFINED VERSION)
+set(VERSION "$ENV{VERSION_STRING}")
+if ("$ENV{EnvironmentVariableName}" STREQUAL "")
 	execute_process(
 		COMMAND git log -n 1 --format=%h
 		WORKING_DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}
diff --git a/firmware/application/ui_navigation.hpp b/firmware/application/ui_navigation.hpp
index 9cc5fa876..316911347 100644
--- a/firmware/application/ui_navigation.hpp
+++ b/firmware/application/ui_navigation.hpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ namespace ui
 		void refresh();
 
 	private:
-		static constexpr auto version_string = "v1.4.4";
+		// static constexpr auto version_string = "v1.4.4";
 		NavigationView &nav_;
 
 		Rectangle backdrop{
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ namespace ui
 
 		Text version{
 			{2, 0, 11 * 8, 16},
-			version_string};
+			VERSION_STRING};
 
 		LiveDateTime ltime{
 			{86, 0, 19 * 8, 16}};