diff --git a/build/Makefile b/build/Makefile
index 0a4b4ab6..c1f500f5 100644
--- a/build/Makefile
+++ b/build/Makefile
@@ -102,7 +102,8 @@ build-basecoin: git-branch
 ###
 
 # set app_version
-version-%: $(GOPATH)/bin/%
+#version-%: $(GOPATH)/bin/%
+version-%:
 	if [ -z "$(BUILD_NUMBER)" ]; then echo "BUILD_NUMBER not set" ; false ; fi
 	$(eval $*_version=$(shell $< version | head -1 | cut -d- -f1 | sed 's/^\(ethermint:\s*\|\)\(v\|\)//' | tr -d '\t ' ))