diff --git a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
index 5dae8375..7e275724 100644
--- a/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/aiken/src/cmd/mod.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use clap::Parser;
+use std::env;
 
 pub mod blueprint;
 pub mod build;
@@ -56,6 +57,7 @@ fn version() -> String {
     format!(
         "v{} {}",
         built_info::PKG_VERSION,
-        built_info::GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT.unwrap_or("unknown")
+        built_info::GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT
+            .unwrap_or(&env::var("GIT_COMMIT_HASH_SHORT").unwrap_or("unknown".to_string()))
     )
 }