diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b53a4cef..18446911 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ date followed by an underscore and a short git revision. To see if specific
 features apply to your model and firmware version, see the
 [feature matrix](./FEATURES.md).
 
+## unreleased
+
+- Changed the EC version to be distinct from the SBIOS version
+
 ## 2024-01-18
 
 - darp9: Added SSD RTD3 configs to fix suspend with some drives
diff --git a/scripts/_build/ec.sh b/scripts/_build/ec.sh
index 15937722..397ac1d4 100755
--- a/scripts/_build/ec.sh
+++ b/scripts/_build/ec.sh
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ done < "$1"
 BUILD_DIR="build"
 
 make -C ec BUILD="$BUILD_DIR" clean
-make -C ec VERSION="${VERSION}" "${EC_ARGS[@]}" BUILD="$BUILD_DIR" -j "$(nproc)"
+make -C ec "${EC_ARGS[@]}" BUILD="$BUILD_DIR" -j "$(nproc)"
 cp "ec/$BUILD_DIR/ec.rom" "$2"
diff --git a/scripts/build.sh b/scripts/build.sh
index 99a5118a..46d00cf9 100755
--- a/scripts/build.sh
+++ b/scripts/build.sh
@@ -86,8 +86,7 @@ KERNELVERSION="${VERSION}" \
 # Rebuild EC firmware for System76 EC models
 if [ ! -e  "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.rom" ] && [ -e "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.config" ]
 then
-    env VERSION="${VERSION}" \
-        ./scripts/_build/ec.sh \
+    ./scripts/_build/ec.sh \
         "${MODEL_DIR}/ec.config" \
         "${BUILD}/ec.rom"
 fi