diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6e8eaf1..e7977ac 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-export VERSION := $(shell ./determineVersion.sh)
+export VERSION ?= $(shell ./determineVersion.sh)
 
 #export PREFIX := /usr
 export PREFIX ?= /usr/local