diff --git a/configs/igep0020_defconfig b/configs/igep0020_defconfig
index 13dbb0a..992d48f 100644
--- a/configs/igep0020_defconfig
+++ b/configs/igep0020_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="MACH_TYPE=MACH_TYPE_IGEP0020"
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=3
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set