diff --git a/configs/arches_defconfig b/configs/arches_defconfig
index d97715b..e367cd9 100644
--- a/configs/arches_defconfig
+++ b/configs/arches_defconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 CONFIG_DEFAULT_DEVICE_TREE="arches"
 CONFIG_OF_BOARD_SETUP=y
 CONFIG_BOOTDELAY=5
+CONFIG_VERSION_VARIABLE=y
 CONFIG_HUSH_PARSER=y
 CONFIG_CMD_ASKENV=y
 CONFIG_CMD_GREPENV=y