diff --git a/install/Makefile b/install/Makefile
index 644e4a35..8b65cadd 100644
--- a/install/Makefile
+++ b/install/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 all: update-versions go-build-release put-back
+dev-all: dev-update-versions dev-build dev-clean
 
 go-build-release:
 	CGO_ENABLED=0 GOOS=linux GOARCH=amd64 go build -o bin/installer_linux_amd64
@@ -11,6 +12,12 @@ clean:
 update-versions:
 	@echo "Fetching latest versions..."
 	cp main.go main.go.bak && \
+	$(MAKE) dev-update-versions
+
+put-back:
+	mv main.go.bak main.go
+
+dev-update-versions:
 	PANGOLIN_VERSION=$$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/fosrl/pangolin/tags | jq -r '.[0].name') && \
 	GERBIL_VERSION=$$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/fosrl/gerbil/tags | jq -r '.[0].name') && \
 	BADGER_VERSION=$$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/fosrl/badger/tags | jq -r '.[0].name') && \
@@ -20,5 +27,11 @@ update-versions:
 	sed -i "s/config.BadgerVersion = \".*\"/config.BadgerVersion = \"$$BADGER_VERSION\"/" main.go && \
 	echo "Updated main.go with latest versions"
 
-put-back:
-	mv main.go.bak main.go
+dev-build: go-build-release
+
+dev-clean:
+	@echo "Restoring version values ..."
+	sed -i "s/config.PangolinVersion = \".*\"/config.PangolinVersion = \"replaceme\"/" main.go && \
+	sed -i "s/config.GerbilVersion = \".*\"/config.GerbilVersion = \"replaceme\"/" main.go && \
+	sed -i "s/config.BadgerVersion = \".*\"/config.BadgerVersion = \"replaceme\"/" main.go
+	@echo "Restored version strings in main.go"