diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index ff46fc6..5e6e56d 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -47,7 +47,12 @@ pub fn build(b: *std.Build) !void {
                 .single_threaded = true,
                 .imports = &.{
                     .{ .name = "zig", .module = zig_mod },
-                    .{ .name = "version", .module = dev_version_embed },
+                    .{
+                        .name = "version",
+                        .module = if (b.graph.env_map.get("HEW_BUILD_REVISION")) |r| b.createModule(.{
+                            .root_source_file = write_files_version.add("version-release-native", b.fmt("{s}-native", .{r})),
+                        }) else dev_version_embed,
+                    },
                 },
             }),
         });