diff --git a/.github/actions/build_ci/entrypoint.sh b/.github/actions/build_ci/entrypoint.sh
index c1a8f779..dd1859ec 100755
--- a/.github/actions/build_ci/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/.github/actions/build_ci/entrypoint.sh
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ build_zephyr(){
 	cd ../.. &&
 	# The prj.conf is mandatory for cmake execution, create a void file.
 	touch prj.conf &&
+	# Add dummy fields in the VERSION file to fix compatibility with Zephyr
+	# version.cmake file
+ 	echo "PATCHLEVEL = 0" >>VERSION &&
+ 	echo "VERSION_TWEAK = 0" >>VERSION &&
         echo  "###### Build for qemu_cortex_m3 ######" &&
         cmake . -DWITH_ZEPHYR=on -DBOARD=qemu_cortex_m3 -DWITH_TESTS=on -Bbuild-zephyr-m3 &&
         cd build-zephyr-m3 &&