diff --git a/cmake/Modules/ObsCpack.cmake b/cmake/Modules/ObsCpack.cmake
index cb5e85a57..0e9d2c022 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/ObsCpack.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/ObsCpack.cmake
@@ -14,15 +14,20 @@ set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR "0")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH "1")
 set(CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MAJOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_MINOR}.${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION_PATCH}")
 
-if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
-	execute_process(COMMAND git describe --always --tags --dirty=-modified
-		OUTPUT_VARIABLE OBS_VERSION
-		WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
-		OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+if(NOT DEFINED OBS_VERSION_OVERRIDE)
+	if(EXISTS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/.git")
+		execute_process(COMMAND git describe --always --tags --dirty=-modified
+			OUTPUT_VARIABLE OBS_VERSION
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}"
+			OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+	else()
+		set(OBS_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+	endif()
 else()
-	set(OBS_VERSION "${CPACK_PACKAGE_VERSION}")
+	set(OBS_VERSION "${OBS_VERSION_OVERRIDE}")
 endif()
 
+MESSAGE(STATUS "OBS_VERSION: ${OBS_VERSION}")
 
 if(INSTALLER_RUN)
 	set(CPACK_PACKAGE_EXECUTABLES