diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/shorebird/shorebird_yaml.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/shorebird/shorebird_yaml.dart
index 24d76f84ed257..3f4191cef7191 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/shorebird/shorebird_yaml.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/lib/src/shorebird/shorebird_yaml.dart
@@ -72,5 +72,9 @@ Map<String, dynamic> compileShorebirdYaml(
   if (shorebirdPublicKeyEnvVar != null) {
     compiled['patch_public_key'] = shorebirdPublicKeyEnvVar;
   }
+  final String? moduleVersion = environment['SHOREBIRD_MODULE_VERSION'];
+  if (moduleVersion != null) {
+    compiled['module_version'] = moduleVersion;
+  }
   return compiled;
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/shorebird/shorebird_yaml_test.dart b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/shorebird/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
index 240ae45f5bb18..d0e3950538fb1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/shorebird/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter_tools/test/general.shard/shorebird/shorebird_yaml_test.dart
@@ -83,6 +83,29 @@ patch_verification: strict
         'patch_public_key': '4-a',
       });
     });
+    test('module_version from environment', () {
+      const String yamlContents = '''
+app_id: 1-a
+''';
+      final YamlDocument input = loadYamlDocument(yamlContents);
+      final YamlMap yamlMap = input.contents as YamlMap;
+
+      // Without env var, module_version is absent.
+      final Map<String, dynamic> withoutEnv = compileShorebirdYaml(
+        yamlMap,
+        flavor: null,
+        environment: <String, String>{},
+      );
+      expect(withoutEnv.containsKey('module_version'), isFalse);
+
+      // With env var, module_version is included.
+      final Map<String, dynamic> withEnv = compileShorebirdYaml(
+        yamlMap,
+        flavor: null,
+        environment: <String, String>{'SHOREBIRD_MODULE_VERSION': 'abc1234'},
+      );
+      expect(withEnv['module_version'], 'abc1234');
+    });
     test('edit in place', () {
       const String yamlContents = '''
 app_id: 1-a