diff --git a/.github/workflows/builder.yml b/.github/workflows/builder.yml
index fdbfa9a..4c72af9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/builder.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/builder.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ concurrency:
 jobs:
   build:
     name: Building for ${{ inputs.arrow_version || '17.0.0' }} on ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    env:
+      ARROW_VERSION: "${{ inputs.arrow_version || '17.0.0' }}"
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false