diff --git a/pkg/cmd/util/variable/variable.go b/pkg/cmd/util/variable/variable.go
index d070b2f0c215..92c5a496d3ac 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/util/variable/variable.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/util/variable/variable.go
@@ -65,8 +65,10 @@ func Versions(key string) (string, bool) {
 		return s, true
 	case "version":
 		s := OverrideVersion.GitVersion
-		seg := strings.SplitN(s, "-", 2)
-		return seg[0], true
+		if strings.HasSuffix(s, "-dirty") {
+			s = strings.TrimSuffix(s, "-dirty")
+		}
+		return s, true
 	default:
 		return "", false
 	}