diff --git a/plugins/builder/kiwi.py b/plugins/builder/kiwi.py
index 2ac5cb3b..f222dec1 100644
--- a/plugins/builder/kiwi.py
+++ b/plugins/builder/kiwi.py
@@ -103,6 +103,8 @@ class KiwiBuildTask(BuildImageTask):
             name = "%s-%s" % (name, opts.get('profile', default_profile))
 
         bld_info = {}
+        if opts.get('version'):
+            version = opts['version']
         if opts.get('release'):
             release = opts['release']
         else:
@@ -188,7 +190,7 @@ class KiwiCreateImageTask(BaseBuildTask):
     Methods = ['createKiwiImage']
     _taskWeight = 2.0
 
-    def prepareDescription(self, desc_path, name, version, repos, arch):
+    def prepareDescription(self, desc_path, name, version, repos, repo_releasever, arch):
         # XML errors should have already been caught by parent task
         newxml = xml.dom.minidom.parse(desc_path)  # nosec
         image = newxml.getElementsByTagName('image')[0]
@@ -229,11 +231,15 @@ class KiwiCreateImageTask(BaseBuildTask):
 
         image.setAttribute('name', name)
         preferences = image.getElementsByTagName('preferences')[0]
+
+        # Handle version and release-version
+        preferences.getElementsByTagName('version')[0].childNodes[0].data = version
         try:
-            preferences.getElementsByTagName('release-version')[0].childNodes[0].data = version
+            preferences.getElementsByTagName('release-version')[0].childNodes[0].data \
+                = repo_releasever
         except IndexError:
             releasever_node = newxml.createElement('release-version')
-            text = newxml.createTextNode(version)
+            text = newxml.createTextNode(repo_releasever)
             releasever_node.appendChild(text)
             preferences.appendChild(releasever_node)
 
@@ -357,6 +363,7 @@ class KiwiCreateImageTask(BaseBuildTask):
             baseurl = '%s/%s' % (repopath, arch)
             self.logger.debug('BASEURL: %s' % baseurl)
             repos.append(baseurl)
+        repo_releasever = self.opts.get('repo_releasever', version)
 
         base_path = os.path.dirname(desc_path)
         if opts.get('make_prep'):
@@ -368,7 +375,7 @@ class KiwiCreateImageTask(BaseBuildTask):
                 raise koji.GenericError("Preparation step failed")
 
         path = os.path.join(scmsrcdir, desc_path)
-        desc, types = self.prepareDescription(path, name, version, repos, arch)
+        desc, types = self.prepareDescription(path, name, version, repos, repo_releasever, arch)
         self.uploadFile(desc)
 
         target_dir = '/builddir/result/image'
diff --git a/plugins/cli/kiwi.py b/plugins/cli/kiwi.py
index 02958373..9d177ac9 100644
--- a/plugins/cli/kiwi.py
+++ b/plugins/cli/kiwi.py
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ def handle_kiwi_build(goptions, session, args):
     parser = OptionParser(usage=usage)
     parser.add_option("--scratch", action="store_true", default=False,
                       help="Perform a scratch build")
+    parser.add_option("--version", help="Override default version of the output image")
     parser.add_option("--release", help="Release of the output image")
     parser.add_option("--repo", action="append",
                       help="Specify a repo that will override the repo used to install "
                            "RPMs in the image. May be used multiple times. The "
                            "build tag repo associated with the target is the default.")
+    parser.add_option("--repo-releasever", help="Override default releasever of the output image")
     parser.add_option("--noprogress", action="store_true",
                       help="Do not display progress of the upload")
     parser.add_option("--kiwi-profile", action="store", default=None,
@@ -71,6 +73,8 @@ def handle_kiwi_build(goptions, session, args):
             if arch]
     if options.kiwi_profile:
         kwargs['profile'] = options.kiwi_profile
+    if options.version:
+        kwargs['version'] = options.version
     if options.release:
         kwargs['release'] = options.release
     if options.make_prep:
@@ -85,6 +89,8 @@ def handle_kiwi_build(goptions, session, args):
         kwargs['arches'] = [canonArch(arch) for arch in options.arches]
     if options.repo:
         kwargs['repos'] = options.repo
+    if options.repo_releasever:
+        kwargs['repo_releasever'] = options.repo_releasever
 
     if session.hub_version < (1, 35, 0):
         warn("hub version is < 1.35, buildroot repo is always used in addition to specified repos")
diff --git a/plugins/hub/kiwi.py b/plugins/hub/kiwi.py
index 81852e52..4aeb1048 100644
--- a/plugins/hub/kiwi.py
+++ b/plugins/hub/kiwi.py
@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ koji.tasks.LEGACY_SIGNATURES['createKiwiImage'] = [
 @export
 def kiwiBuild(target, arches, desc_url, desc_path, optional_arches=None, profile=None,
               scratch=False, priority=None, make_prep=False, repos=None, release=None,
-              type=None, type_attr=None, result_bundle_name_format=None, use_buildroot_repo=True):
+              type=None, type_attr=None, result_bundle_name_format=None, use_buildroot_repo=True,
+              version=None, repo_releasever=None):
     context.session.assertPerm('image')
-    for i in [desc_url, desc_path, profile, release]:
+    for i in [desc_url, desc_path, profile, version, release, repo_releasever]:
         if i is not None:
             kojihub.convert_value(i, cast=str, check_only=True)
     if repos:
@@ -52,12 +53,16 @@ def kiwiBuild(target, arches, desc_url, desc_path, optional_arches=None, profile
         opts['scratch'] = True
     if profile:
         opts['profile'] = profile
+    if version:
+        opts['version'] = version
     if release:
         opts['release'] = release
     if optional_arches:
         opts['optional_arches'] = optional_arches
     if repos:
         opts['repos'] = repos
+    if repo_releasever:
+        opts['repo_releasever'] = repo_releasever
     if make_prep:
         opts['make_prep'] = True
     if type: