diff --git a/configs/novena_defconfig b/configs/novena_defconfig
index 4cc544f..33877ad 100644
--- a/configs/novena_defconfig
+++ b/configs/novena_defconfig
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 CONFIG_SPL=y
 CONFIG_FIT=y
 CONFIG_SYS_EXTRA_OPTIONS="IMX_CONFIG=arch/arm/imx-common/spl_sd.cfg,MX6Q"
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_BOOTZ=y
 # CONFIG_CMD_IMLS is not set