diff --git a/perl/perl-File-ShareDir/perl-File-ShareDir.SlackBuild b/perl/perl-File-ShareDir/perl-File-ShareDir.SlackBuild
index 84a3bb431d..62ddf08c52 100644
--- a/perl/perl-File-ShareDir/perl-File-ShareDir.SlackBuild
+++ b/perl/perl-File-ShareDir/perl-File-ShareDir.SlackBuild
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=perl-File-ShareDir
 SRCNAM=File-ShareDir
-VERSION=1.102
+VERSION=${VERSION:-1.102}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}