# Setting version number for custom beat

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-version-number-for-custom-beat/248393>\
**Category:** Beats\
**Tags:** beats-development\
**Created:** [September 12, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-version-number-for-custom-beat/248393 "2020-09-12T00:43:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![DPattee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dpattee/32/37772_2.png) [@DPattee](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DPattee)\
**Post date:** [September 12, 2020, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-version-number-for-custom-beat/248393/1 "2020-09-12T00:43:35Z")

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I found various forum posts about using commands like make set\_version or editing a version.yml but neither seem to work.

Every time I build my beat, it just keeps setting itself to version beat name-8.0.0, which makes it difficult to compare output changes over time.

What's the correct way to override that version number?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 10, 2020, 2:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/setting-version-number-for-custom-beat/248393/2 "2020-10-10T02:43:50Z")

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