diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-gui.yml b/.github/workflows/build-gui.yml
index 982ae2ca7..9edadfaf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-gui.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-gui.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 name: build-gui
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   workflow_call:
+    inputs:
+      version_override:
+        type: string
+        default: ""
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      version_override:
+        type: string
+        description: Version override. If not given, will use the default value in configure.ac.
+        default: ""
 
 jobs:
   build-gui-linux:
@@ -13,7 +22,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: install dependencies
         run: python3 -m pip install -r GUI/requirements.dev.txt -r GUI/requirements.txt
       - name: build GUI files
-        run: cd GUI && python3 buildtool.py build
+        run: |
+          test -n "${{ inputs.version_override }}" \
+            && VERSION_OVERRIDE_ARG="--version-override='${{ inputs.version_override }}'"
+          cd GUI && python3 buildtool.py build $VERSION_OVERRIDE_ARG
       - name: Archive generated GUI files
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
@@ -34,7 +46,11 @@ jobs:
         shell: pwsh
         run: |
           Push-Location GUI
-          python.exe buildtool.py build
+          if ("${{ inputs.version_override }}")
+          {
+            $version_override_arg="--version-override='${{ inputs.version_override }}'"
+          }
+          python.exe buildtool.py build $version_override_arg
           Pop-Location
       - name: Archive generated GUI files
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-req-precheck.yml b/.github/workflows/pull-req-precheck.yml
index f0f8da7b8..8222cbdf1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-req-precheck.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-req-precheck.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,10 @@ jobs:
     needs: [build-asy-windows]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/test-asy-windows.yml
   build-gui:
+    needs: determine_version_suffix
     uses: ./.github/workflows/build-gui.yml
+    with:
+      version_override: ${{ needs.determine_version_suffix.outputs.asyver }}
   package-asy-install-file:
     needs:
       - build-asy-windows