diff --git a/kernel/kernel.sh b/kernel/kernel.sh
index bd171ca..c06b18a 100755
--- a/kernel/kernel.sh
+++ b/kernel/kernel.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 set -e
 
-KERNEL_VERSION=7.0.10-201.fc44
+KERNEL_VERSION=$(cat ./version)
 
 cd "$sourcedir"
 koji download-build --quiet --arch=src "kernel-$KERNEL_VERSION"
diff --git a/kernel/version b/kernel/version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93af52f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+7.0.10-201.fc44