diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 39520fd96ce..4e2b41cec49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -182,10 +182,12 @@ jobs:
           SOURCE_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ github.event.pull_request.base.ref }}
         run: |
+          pip install setuptools_scm
           echo "PR_NUMBER=${PR_NUMBER}" >> sonar_env
           echo "SOURCE_REPOSITORY=${SOURCE_REPOSITORY}" >> sonar_env
           echo "SOURCE_BRANCH=${SOURCE_BRANCH}" >> sonar_env
           echo "TARGET_BRANCH=${TARGET_BRANCH}" >> sonar_env
+          echo "PROJECT_VERSION=$(python -m setuptools_scm)" >> sonar_env
           cat sonar_env
 
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
index dd306268f95..b503bee74f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonar.yml
@@ -84,6 +84,9 @@ jobs:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN_CTAO }}
           SONAR_HOST_URL: https://sonar-ctao.zeuthen.desy.de
+        with:
+          args: >
+            -Dsonar.projectVersion=${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
 
       - name: Sonarqube Scan PR
         if: github.event.workflow_run.event == 'pull_request'
@@ -94,6 +97,7 @@ jobs:
           SONAR_HOST_URL: https://sonar-ctao.zeuthen.desy.de
         with:
           args: >
+            -Dsonar.projectVersion=${{ env.PROJECT_VERSION }}
             -Dsonar.scm.revision=${{ github.event.workflow_run.head_sha }}
             -Dsonar.pullrequest.key=${{ env.PR_NUMBER }}
             -Dsonar.pullrequest.branch=${{ env.SOURCE_BRANCH }}