diff --git a/foodplanner.nomad b/foodplanner.nomad
index fb931fd..da5f7bc 100644
--- a/foodplanner.nomad
+++ b/foodplanner.nomad
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+variable "container_version" {
+  default = "latest"
+}
+
 job "foodplanner" {
   datacenters = ["dc1"]