diff --git a/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb b/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
index 567f19b3..96fa434e 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/cli/base.rb
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ module Mrsk::Cli
 
     class_option :verbose, type: :boolean, aliases: "-v", desc: "Detailed logging"
 
+    class_option :version, desc: "Run commands against a specific app version"
+
     class_option :primary, type: :boolean, aliases: "-p", desc: "Run commands only on primary host instead of all"
     class_option :hosts, aliases: "-h", desc: "Run commands on these hosts instead of all (separate by comma)"
     class_option :roles, aliases: "-r", desc: "Run commands on these roles instead of all (separate by comma)"
@@ -27,6 +29,7 @@ module Mrsk::Cli
           commander.config_file = Pathname.new(File.expand_path(options[:config_file]))
           commander.destination = options[:destination]
           commander.verbose     = options[:verbose]
+          commander.version     = options[:version]
 
           commander.specific_hosts    = options[:hosts]&.split(",")
           commander.specific_roles    = options[:roles]&.split(",")
diff --git a/lib/mrsk/commander.rb b/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
index 8ea7f9de..209aa803 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/commander.rb
@@ -8,14 +8,17 @@ require "mrsk/commands/traefik"
 require "mrsk/commands/registry"
 
 class Mrsk::Commander
-  attr_accessor :config_file, :destination, :verbose
+  attr_accessor :config_file, :destination, :verbose, :version
 
   def initialize(config_file: nil, destination: nil, verbose: false)
     @config_file, @destination, @verbose = config_file, destination, verbose
   end
 
   def config
-    @config ||= Mrsk::Configuration.create_from(config_file, destination: destination).tap { |config| setup_with(config) }
+    @config ||= \
+      Mrsk::Configuration
+        .create_from(config_file, destination: destination, version: cascading_version)
+        .tap { |config| configure_sshkit_with(config) }
   end
 
   attr_accessor :specific_hosts
@@ -71,8 +74,12 @@ class Mrsk::Commander
   end
 
   private
+    def cascading_version
+      version.presence || ENV["VERSION"] || `git rev-parse HEAD`.strip
+    end
+
     # Lazy setup of SSHKit
-    def setup_with(config)
+    def configure_sshkit_with(config)
       SSHKit::Backend::Netssh.configure { |ssh| ssh.ssh_options = config.ssh_options }
       SSHKit.config.command_map[:docker] = "docker" # No need to use /usr/bin/env, just clogs up the logs
       SSHKit.config.output_verbosity = :debug if verbose
diff --git a/lib/mrsk/configuration.rb b/lib/mrsk/configuration.rb
index 40c50fe1..914948f1 100644
--- a/lib/mrsk/configuration.rb
+++ b/lib/mrsk/configuration.rb
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ class Mrsk::Configuration
   delegate :argumentize, to: Mrsk::Utils
 
   class << self
-    def create_from(base_config_file, destination: nil)
+    def create_from(base_config_file, destination: nil, version: "missing")
       new(load_config_file(base_config_file).tap do |config|
         if destination
           config.merge! \
             load_config_file destination_config_file(base_config_file, destination)
         end
-      end)
+      end, version: version)
     end
 
     private
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ class Mrsk::Configuration
       end
   end
 
-  def initialize(config, validate: true)
+  def initialize(config, version: "missing", validate: true)
     @config = ActiveSupport::InheritableOptions.new(config)
+    @version = version
     ensure_required_keys_present if validate
   end
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ class Mrsk::Configuration
 
 
   def version
-    @version ||= ENV["VERSION"] || `git rev-parse HEAD`.strip
+    @version
   end
 
   def repository
diff --git a/test/commands/app_test.rb b/test/commands/app_test.rb
index c86c6a4b..5297b6fa 100644
--- a/test/commands/app_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/app_test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ require "test_helper"
 require "mrsk/configuration"
 require "mrsk/commands/app"
 
-ENV["VERSION"] = "123"
 ENV["RAILS_MASTER_KEY"] = "456"
 
 class CommandsAppTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
@@ -13,12 +12,12 @@ class CommandsAppTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
 
   test "run" do
     assert_equal \
-      [:docker, :run, "-d", "--restart unless-stopped", "--name", "app-123", "-e", "RAILS_MASTER_KEY=456", "--label", "service=app", "--label", "role=web", "--label", "traefik.http.routers.app.rule='PathPrefix(`/`)'", "--label", "traefik.http.services.app.loadbalancer.healthcheck.path=/up", "--label", "traefik.http.services.app.loadbalancer.healthcheck.interval=1s", "--label", "traefik.http.middlewares.app.retry.attempts=3", "--label", "traefik.http.middlewares.app.retry.initialinterval=500ms", "dhh/app:123"], @app.run
+      [:docker, :run, "-d", "--restart unless-stopped", "--name", "app-missing", "-e", "RAILS_MASTER_KEY=456", "--label", "service=app", "--label", "role=web", "--label", "traefik.http.routers.app.rule='PathPrefix(`/`)'", "--label", "traefik.http.services.app.loadbalancer.healthcheck.path=/up", "--label", "traefik.http.services.app.loadbalancer.healthcheck.interval=1s", "--label", "traefik.http.middlewares.app.retry.attempts=3", "--label", "traefik.http.middlewares.app.retry.initialinterval=500ms", "dhh/app:missing"], @app.run
   end
 
   test "run with" do
     assert_equal \
-      [ :docker, :run, "--rm", "-e", "RAILS_MASTER_KEY=456", "dhh/app:123", "bin/rails", "db:setup" ],
+      [ :docker, :run, "--rm", "-e", "RAILS_MASTER_KEY=456", "dhh/app:missing", "bin/rails", "db:setup" ],
       @app.run_exec("bin/rails", "db:setup")
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/commands/builder_test.rb b/test/commands/builder_test.rb
index 1f2df502..16c8f1ca 100644
--- a/test/commands/builder_test.rb
+++ b/test/commands/builder_test.rb
@@ -8,42 +8,44 @@ class CommandsBuilderTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "target multiarch by default" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config))
-    assert builder.multiarch?
+    assert new_builder_command.multiarch?
   end
 
   test "target native when multiarch is off" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "multiarch" => false } })))
-    assert builder.native?
+    assert new_builder_command(builder: { "multiarch" => false }).native?
   end
 
   test "target multiarch remote when local and remote is set" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "local" => { }, "remote" => { } } })))
-    assert builder.remote?
+    assert new_builder_command(builder: { "local" => { }, "remote" => { } }).remote?
   end
 
   test "build args" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } } })))
+    builder = new_builder_command(builder: { "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } })
     assert_equal [ "--build-arg", "a=1", "--build-arg", "b=2" ], builder.target.build_args
   end
 
   test "build secrets" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "secrets" => ["token_a", "token_b"] } })))
+    builder = new_builder_command(builder: { "secrets" => ["token_a", "token_b"] })
     assert_equal [ "--secret", "id=token_a", "--secret", "id=token_b" ], builder.target.build_secrets
   end
 
   test "native push with build args" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "multiarch" => false, "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } } })))
+    builder = new_builder_command(builder: { "multiarch" => false, "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } })
     assert_equal [ :docker, :build, "-t", "--build-arg", "a=1", "--build-arg", "b=2", "dhh/app:123", ".", "&&", :docker, :push, "dhh/app:123" ], builder.push
   end
 
   test "multiarch push with build args" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } } })))
+    builder = new_builder_command(builder: { "args" => { "a" => 1, "b" => 2 } })
     assert_equal [ :docker, :buildx, :build, "--push", "--platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64", "-t", "dhh/app:123", "--build-arg", "a=1", "--build-arg", "b=2", "." ], builder.push
   end
 
   test "native push with with build secrets" do
-    builder = Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge({ builder: { "multiarch" => false, "secrets" => [ "a", "b" ] } })))
+    builder = new_builder_command(builder: { "multiarch" => false, "secrets" => [ "a", "b" ] })
     assert_equal [ :docker, :build, "-t", "--secret", "id=a", "--secret", "id=b", "dhh/app:123", ".", "&&", :docker, :push, "dhh/app:123" ], builder.push
   end
+
+  private
+    def new_builder_command(additional_config = {})
+      Mrsk::Commands::Builder.new(Mrsk::Configuration.new(@config.merge(additional_config), version: "123"))
+    end
 end
diff --git a/test/configuration_role_test.rb b/test/configuration_role_test.rb
index f954ebff..590805aa 100644
--- a/test/configuration_role_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration_role_test.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require "test_helper"
 require "mrsk/configuration"
 
-ENV["VERSION"] = "123"
-
 class ConfigurationRoleTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   setup do
     @deploy = {
diff --git a/test/configuration_test.rb b/test/configuration_test.rb
index b61df46c..71fb3061 100644
--- a/test/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/test/configuration_test.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 require "test_helper"
 require "mrsk/configuration"
 
-ENV["VERSION"] = "123"
 ENV["RAILS_MASTER_KEY"] = "456"
 
 class ConfigurationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
@@ -63,7 +62,8 @@ class ConfigurationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "version" do
-    assert_equal "123", @config.version
+    assert_equal "missing", @config.version
+    assert_equal "123", Mrsk::Configuration.new(@deploy, version: "123").version
   end
 
   test "repository" do
@@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ class ConfigurationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "absolute image" do
-    assert_equal "dhh/app:123", @config.absolute_image
+    assert_equal "dhh/app:missing", @config.absolute_image
 
     config = Mrsk::Configuration.new(@deploy.tap { |c| c[:registry].merge!({ "server" => "ghcr.io" }) })
-    assert_equal "ghcr.io/dhh/app:123", config.absolute_image
+    assert_equal "ghcr.io/dhh/app:missing", config.absolute_image
   end
 
   test "service with version" do
-    assert_equal "app-123", @config.service_with_version
+    assert_equal "app-missing", @config.service_with_version
   end
 
 
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ class ConfigurationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
   end
 
   test "to_h" do
-    assert_equal({ :roles=>["web"], :hosts=>["1.1.1.1", "1.1.1.2"], :primary_host=>"1.1.1.1", :version=>"123", :repository=>"dhh/app", :absolute_image=>"dhh/app:123", :service_with_version=>"app-123", :env_args=>["-e", "REDIS_URL=redis://x/y"], :ssh_options=>{:user=>"root", :auth_methods=>["publickey"]} }, @config.to_h)
+    assert_equal({ :roles=>["web"], :hosts=>["1.1.1.1", "1.1.1.2"], :primary_host=>"1.1.1.1", :version=>"missing", :repository=>"dhh/app", :absolute_image=>"dhh/app:missing", :service_with_version=>"app-missing", :env_args=>["-e", "REDIS_URL=redis://x/y"], :ssh_options=>{:user=>"root", :auth_methods=>["publickey"]} }, @config.to_h)
   end
 end