diff --git a/misc/tools.func b/misc/tools.func
index 40acc1abb..82895bce0 100644
--- a/misc/tools.func
+++ b/misc/tools.func
@@ -1778,7 +1778,7 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_gh_release() {
   local app="$1"
   local repo="$2"
   local mode="${3:-tarball}" # tarball | binary | prebuild | singlefile | tag
-  local version="${4:-latest}"
+  local version="${APPLICATION_VERSION:-${4:-latest}}"
   local target="${5:-/opt/$app}"
   local asset_pattern="${6:-}"
 
@@ -2230,7 +2230,7 @@ function fetch_and_deploy_codeberg_release() {
   local app="$1"
   local repo="$2"
   local mode="${3:-tarball}" # tarball | binary | prebuild | singlefile | tag
-  local version="${4:-latest}"
+  local version="${APPLICATION_VERSION:-${4:-latest}}"
   local target="${5:-/opt/$app}"
   local asset_pattern="${6:-}"