diff --git a/attributes/default.rb b/attributes/default.rb
index 1bdba02..0988ef0 100644
--- a/attributes/default.rb
+++ b/attributes/default.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 default['sentry']['dsn'] = nil
 default['sentry']['enabled'] = true
 default['sentry']['verify_ssl'] = true
+default['sentry']['version'] = '0.9.4'
diff --git a/recipes/default.rb b/recipes/default.rb
index e07741e..3bb791f 100644
--- a/recipes/default.rb
+++ b/recipes/default.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 chef_gem "uuidtools"
 
 chef_gem "sentry-raven" do
-  version "0.9.4"
+  version node['sentry']['version']
 end
 
 handler_file = ::File.join(node["chef_handler"]["handler_path"], 'sentry.rb')