diff --git a/assemblers/org.osbuild.ostree.commit b/assemblers/org.osbuild.ostree.commit
index 60ae9830..af4b2fe2 100755
--- a/assemblers/org.osbuild.ostree.commit
+++ b/assemblers/org.osbuild.ostree.commit
@@ -145,17 +145,16 @@ def main(tree, output_dir, options, meta):
         if parent:
             argv += [f"--parent={parent}"]
 
-        argv += [
-            f"--add-metadata-string=rpmostree.inputhash={meta['id']}",
-            f"--write-composejson-to={output_dir}/compose.json"
-
-        ]
-
         if os_version:
             argv += [
                 f"--add-metadata-string=version={os_version}",
             ]
 
+        argv += [
+            f"--add-metadata-string=rpmostree.inputhash={meta['id']}",
+            f"--write-composejson-to={output_dir}/compose.json"
+        ]
+
         with treefile.as_tmp_file() as path:
             argv += [path, root]