diff --git a/mono/metadata/reflection.c b/mono/metadata/reflection.c
index ce053b0ef49..7c51f20c4cf 100644
--- a/mono/metadata/reflection.c
+++ b/mono/metadata/reflection.c
@@ -4336,6 +4336,9 @@ create_dynamic_mono_image (MonoDynamicAssembly *assembly, char *assembly_name, c
 
 	const char *version = mono_get_runtime_info ()->runtime_version;
 
+        char *env_ver = getenv("MONO_CREATE_IMAGE_VERSION");
+        if (env_ver) version = env_ver;
+
 #if HAVE_BOEHM_GC
 	image = GC_MALLOC (sizeof (MonoDynamicImage));
 #else