diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8142df806e..4560975cf0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 # Variable Definitions                                                                                            #
 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # #
 VERSION = $(shell git describe --match "v[0-9]*" --abbrev=0 --tags)
+ifeq ($(VERSION),)
+	VERSION = $(shell curl https://api.github.com/repos/nginx/agent/releases/latest -s | jq .name -r)
+endif
 COMMIT = $(shell git rev-parse --short HEAD)
 DATE = $(shell date +%F_%H-%M-%S)