diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
index f0d581a6c99..815fee29b9a 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm.go
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func create(ctx *context.Context, fpm config.NFPM, format, arch string, binaries
 		Arch:        arch,
 		Platform:    "linux",
 		Name:        ctx.Config.ProjectName,
-		Version:     ctx.Git.CurrentTag,
+		Version:     ctx.Version,
 		Section:     "",
 		Priority:    "",
 		Epoch:       fpm.Epoch,
diff --git a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
index 839f055ec3f..4552501816a 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/nfpm/nfpm_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ func TestDescription(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestRunPipeNoFormats(t *testing.T) {
 	var ctx = &context.Context{
+		Version: "1.0.0",
 		Git: context.GitInfo{
 			CurrentTag: "v1.0.0",
 		},
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ func TestRunPipeInvalidFormat(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	ctx.Version = "1.2.3"
 	ctx.Git = context.GitInfo{
 		CurrentTag: "v1.2.3",
 	}
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ func TestCreateFileDoesntExist(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	})
+	ctx.Version = "1.2.3"
 	ctx.Git = context.GitInfo{
 		CurrentTag: "v1.2.3",
 	}