diff --git a/arch.mk b/arch.mk
index 2bfaaea8e9..469cdd32b2 100644
--- a/arch.mk
+++ b/arch.mk
@@ -3506,5 +3506,9 @@ ifeq ($(BIG_ENDIAN),1)
   CFLAGS+=-D"BIG_ENDIAN_ORDER"
 endif
 
+ifneq ($(WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION),)
+  CFLAGS+=-DVERSION_SECTION=$(WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION)
+endif
+
 CFLAGS+=-DWOLFBOOT_ARCH_$(ARCH)
 CFLAGS+=-DTARGET_$(TARGET)
diff --git a/include/wolfboot/wolfboot.h b/include/wolfboot/wolfboot.h
index 65824e6dcf..91582f8d45 100644
--- a/include/wolfboot/wolfboot.h
+++ b/include/wolfboot/wolfboot.h
@@ -113,6 +113,16 @@ extern "C" {
 #  endif
 #endif
 
+#ifndef WB_STRINGIFY
+#define _WB_STRINGIFY_L2(str) #str
+#define WB_STRINGIFY(str) _WB_STRINGIFY_L2(str)
+#endif
+
+#if defined(VERSION_SECTION)
+#define WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION __attribute__((section(WB_STRINGIFY(VERSION_SECTION))))
+#else
+#define WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION
+#endif
 
 /* Helpers for memory alignment */
 #ifndef XALIGNED
diff --git a/src/loader.c b/src/loader.c
index bf8e5551c3..cbe5711a94 100644
--- a/src/loader.c
+++ b/src/loader.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ extern unsigned int _start_text;
 /**
  * @brief wolfBoot version number (used in RAM code).
  */
-static volatile const uint32_t __attribute__((used)) wolfboot_version = WOLFBOOT_VERSION;
+static volatile const uint32_t __attribute__((used)) WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION wolfboot_version = WOLFBOOT_VERSION;
 /**
  * @brief RAM Interrupt Vector table.
  */
diff --git a/src/update_flash.c b/src/update_flash.c
index 05eb937a16..074c141137 100644
--- a/src/update_flash.c
+++ b/src/update_flash.c
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ extern unsigned int _start_text;
 extern unsigned int __logical_binary_start;
 unsigned int _start_text = (unsigned int)&__logical_binary_start;
 #endif
-static volatile const uint32_t __attribute__((used)) wolfboot_version = WOLFBOOT_VERSION;
+
+static volatile const uint32_t __attribute__((used)) WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION wolfboot_version = WOLFBOOT_VERSION;
 
 #ifdef EXT_FLASH
 #  ifndef BUFFER_DECLARED
diff --git a/tools/config.mk b/tools/config.mk
index 02dc6757b7..651c6cfa2d 100644
--- a/tools/config.mk
+++ b/tools/config.mk
@@ -170,4 +170,5 @@ CONFIG_VARS:= ARCH TARGET SIGN HASH MCUXSDK MCUXPRESSO MCUXPRESSO_CPU MCUXPRESSO
 	CERT_CHAIN_GEN_CA_ALGO \
 	CERT_CHAIN_GEN_CA_HASH \
 	CERT_CHAIN_NAME_CONSTRAINTS \
-	ENCRYPT_CACHE
+	ENCRYPT_CACHE \
+  WOLFBOOT_VERSION_SECTION