diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 628e6fe6f..b27e580af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ containerd-shim-v2: $(SHIMV2_OUTPUT)
 
 netmon: $(NETMON_TARGET_OUTPUT)
 
-$(NETMON_TARGET_OUTPUT): $(SOURCES)
+$(NETMON_TARGET_OUTPUT): $(SOURCES) VERSION
 	$(QUIET_BUILD)(cd $(NETMON_DIR) && go build $(BUILDFLAGS) -o $@ -ldflags "-X main.version=$(VERSION)")
 
 runtime: $(TARGET_OUTPUT) $(CONFIGS)