diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
index 4f2e3b55..7b0e5947 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-containerd-nightly.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       env:
         GOOS: windows
         GOARCH: amd64
+        VERSION: v1.7.0+unknown
       run: |
         git clone https://github.com/containerd/containerd.git
         cd containerd