diff --git a/HISTORY.asc b/HISTORY.asc
index 5306249..8440012 100644
--- a/HISTORY.asc
+++ b/HISTORY.asc
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 STABLE
 ------
+== Fix `make pgtle PGTLE_VERSION=X` generating all versions instead of one
+`base.mk`'s `pgtle` target never passed the `PGTLE_VERSION` make variable
+through to `pgtle.sh --pgtle-version`, so it silently generated all pg_tle
+version ranges regardless of the value given on the command line.
+
 == Rename `EXTENSION_VERSION_FILES` to `EXTENSION__CURRENT_VERSION__FILES`
 The old name implied it listed every version file for an extension; it
 actually only ever holds the current/most-recent one per extension. If your
diff --git a/base.mk b/base.mk
index 98e4e70..b45273b 100644
--- a/base.mk
+++ b/base.mk
@@ -328,11 +328,12 @@ PGXNTOOL_EXTENSIONS = $(basename $(PGXNTOOL_CONTROL_FILES))
 # Depend on 'all' to ensure versioned SQL files are generated first
 # Depend on control.mk (which defines EXTENSION__CURRENT_VERSION__FILES)
 # Depend on control files explicitly so changes trigger rebuilds
-# Generates all supported pg_tle versions for each extension
+# Generates all supported pg_tle versions for each extension, unless
+# PGTLE_VERSION is set on the command line to limit output to one range
 .PHONY: pgtle
 pgtle: all control.mk $(PGXNTOOL_CONTROL_FILES)
 	@$(foreach ext,$(PGXNTOOL_EXTENSIONS),\
-		$(PGXNTOOL_DIR)/pgtle.sh --extension $(ext);)
+		$(PGXNTOOL_DIR)/pgtle.sh --extension $(ext) $(if $(PGTLE_VERSION),--pgtle-version $(PGTLE_VERSION));)
 
 #
 # pg_tle installation support