diff --git a/Containerfile.download b/Containerfile.download
index d504be49..bc77f2dc 100644
--- a/Containerfile.download
+++ b/Containerfile.download
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN go mod download && go mod verify
 COPY . .
 
 # Version information (OADP_VERSION avoids collision with Konflux-injected VERSION)
-ARG OADP_VERSION=dev
+ARG OADP_VERSION=oadp-dev
 ARG GIT_COMMIT=unknown
 
 # Build release binaries for all platforms as direct executables
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 94d3865d..3b5586bb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Variables
 BINARY_NAME = kubectl-oadp
 INSTALL_PATH ?= $(HOME)/.local/bin
-VERSION ?= $(shell git describe --tags --always --dirty 2>/dev/null || echo "dev")
+VERSION ?= oadp-dev
 VELERO_NAMESPACE ?= openshift-adp
 ASSUME_DEFAULT ?= false