diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 68d6ed5..e34c7dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -70,7 +70,14 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 45
     steps:
       - name: Start container
-        run: docker run -d --name zetacored -p 8545:8545 -e MONIKER=$(uuidgen) -e ZETACHAIN_NETWORK=testnet ${{ needs.build.outputs.IMAGE }}
+        run: |
+          docker run -d \
+            --name zetacored \
+            -p 8545:8545 \
+            -e MONIKER=$(uuidgen) \
+            -e ZETACHAIN_NETWORK=testnet \
+            -e VERSION_OVERRIDE_v27=https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/releases/download/v27.0.4/zetacored-linux-amd64 \
+            ${{ needs.build.outputs.IMAGE }}
       - name: Wait for healthy
         run: |
           while ! curl -s -f --data '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"web3_clientVersion","params":[],"id":67}' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' http://localhost:8545; do
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 12cf15a..b8b80d8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN apt update && \
 
 COPY --from=base-build /go/bin/cosmovisor /go/bin/go-getter /go/bin/dl-pipe /usr/local/bin
 
-COPY run.sh init.sh /
+COPY run.sh init.sh apply_version_overrides.sh /
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/run.sh"]
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6d6359a..d9d215d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,4 +2,14 @@ zetacored-docker is a simple way to run snapshot based `zetacored` in docker. It
 
 The only environment variable you must set is `MONIKER`. See `run.sh` for the other variables you may set.
 
-A persistent volume should be mounted on `/root`.
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+A persistent volume should be mounted on `/root`.
+
+## Version Overrides
+
+You may override a specific version by setting `VERSION_OVERRIDE_${version}=URL` variable. This is mostly useful for deploying minor non-consensus breaking patches. Example:
+
+```
+VERSION_OVERRIDE_v27=https://github.com/zeta-chain/node/releases/download/v27.0.4/zetacored-linux-amd64
+```
+
+The old version will be ran if the download of this file changes.
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diff --git a/apply_version_overrides.sh b/apply_version_overrides.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..b81ac08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apply_version_overrides.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -eo pipefail
+
+if [[ -n $DEBUG ]]; then
+  set -x
+fi
+
+upgrades_path="${HOME}/.zetacored/cosmovisor/upgrades/"
+
+for version_dir in "$upgrades_path"/*/; do
+  if [ ! -d "$version_dir" ]; then
+    continue
+  fi
+  # Extract version name from path
+  version=$(basename "$version_dir")
+  # Check for override variable
+  override_var="VERSION_OVERRIDE_${version}"
+  if [ -n "${!override_var}" ]; then
+    echo "Found override for version $version: ${!override_var}"
+    # Download binary using go-getter
+    if go-getter --mode file "${!override_var}" /tmp/zetacored; then
+      # If download successful, move to correct location
+      chmod +x /tmp/zetacored
+      mv /tmp/zetacored "${version_dir}/bin/zetacored"
+      echo "Successfully updated binary for version $version"
+    else
+      echo "Failed to download binary for version $version, using existing version"
+    fi
+  fi
+done
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diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
index b5761bf..ccc1cb9 100755
--- a/init.sh
+++ b/init.sh
@@ -67,13 +67,6 @@ download_configs() {
 install_genesis_zetacored() {
   echo "Installing genesis zetacored"
 
-  # create the genesis bin path and symlink it to the current path
-  genesis_path=".zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis"
-  mkdir -p "$genesis_path"
-  mkdir -p "${genesis_path}/bin"
-  current_path=".zetacored/cosmovisor/current"
-  ln -s "${HOME}/${genesis_path}" "${HOME}/${current_path}"
-
   if [[ -z $ZETACORED_BINARY_URL ]]; then
     max_height=$($CURL "${ZETACHAIN_SNAPSHOT_METADATA_URL}" | jq -r '.snapshots[0].height')
     echo "Getting latest passed upgrade plan before ${max_height}"
@@ -87,8 +80,16 @@ install_genesis_zetacored() {
     ZETACORED_BINARY_URL=$(jq -r '.plan.info' /tmp/init-upgrade-plan.json | jq -r ".binaries[\"linux/$GOARCH\"]")
   fi
   # go-getter will verify the checksum of the downloaded binary
-  go-getter --mode file "$ZETACORED_BINARY_URL" .zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/zetacored
-  chmod +x .zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis/bin/zetacored
+  go-getter --mode file "$ZETACORED_BINARY_URL" /tmp/zetacored
+  chmod +x /tmp/zetacored
+
+  upgrades_path=.zetacored/cosmovisor/upgrades/$(/tmp/zetacored upgrade-handler-version)
+  upgrades_bin_path="${upgrades_path}/bin/"
+  mkdir -p $upgrades_bin_path
+  mv /tmp/zetacored $upgrades_bin_path
+
+  ln -sf "${HOME}/$upgrades_path" "${HOME}/.zetacored/cosmovisor/genesis"
+  ln -sf "${HOME}/$upgrades_path" "${HOME}/.zetacored/cosmovisor/current"
 
   # run the zetacored version to ensure it's the correct architecture, glibc version, and is in PATH
   zetacored version
diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
index 46e3a3d..e25f567 100755
--- a/run.sh
+++ b/run.sh
@@ -15,5 +15,9 @@ export DAEMON_NAME="zetacored"
 export DAEMON_HOME="$HOME/.zetacored"
 export UNSAFE_SKIP_BACKUP=true
 
+# apply any version overrides
+# these should run on every start the version can change at any time
+/apply_version_overrides.sh
+
 # shellcheck disable=SC2068
 exec cosmovisor run start --moniker "$MONIKER" $@
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