diff --git a/devel/glasskube/Portfile b/devel/glasskube/Portfile
index fe51134acb1e6..8efc092e88762 100644
--- a/devel/glasskube/Portfile
+++ b/devel/glasskube/Portfile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ depends_build-append \
 
 build.cmd           make
 build.target        build-cli
+build.args-append   VERSION=${github.version}
 
 use_parallel_build  no
 
diff --git a/devel/glasskube/files/patch-Makefile.diff b/devel/glasskube/files/patch-Makefile.diff
index f32027d0e8eb2..02797eaacb694 100644
--- a/devel/glasskube/files/patch-Makefile.diff
+++ b/devel/glasskube/files/patch-Makefile.diff
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 -build-cli: fmt lint-go lint-web web ## Build cli binary.
 -	$(GOCMD) build -o $(OUT_DIR)/glasskube ./cmd/glasskube/
 +build-cli: fmt web ## Build cli binary.
-+	$(GOCMD) build -ldflags "-X github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/config.Version=0.17.0" -o $(OUT_DIR)/glasskube ./cmd/glasskube/
++	$(GOCMD) build -ldflags "-X github.com/glasskube/glasskube/internal/config.Version=$(VERSION)" -o $(OUT_DIR)/glasskube ./cmd/glasskube/
  
  .PHONY: run
  run: manifests generate fmt ## Run a controller from your host.