diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index aa928df..bfe1584 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 name: grpcurl
 base: core24
-version: '0.1'
+# allow grpcurl part to call craftctl set-version
+adopt-info: grpcurl
 summary: grpcurl is a command-line tool that lets you interact with gRPC servers.
 
 description: |
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ parts:
     source: https://github.com/fullstorydev/grpcurl
     source-type: git
     override-build: |
+      tag="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+      craftctl set version="$tag"
+
       go build -o $CRAFT_PART_INSTALL/grpcurl ./cmd/grpcurl/grpcurl.go
       
       # adjust the permissions