diff --git a/internal/version/version.go b/internal/version/version.go
index 18589b1b..eacdfe5c 100644
--- a/internal/version/version.go
+++ b/internal/version/version.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 package version
 
-const ProviderVersion = "dev" // replaced during build process
+var ProviderVersion string = "dev" // replaced during build process