diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 24c819a..baf30a0 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ create-out-directory:
 
 build: create-out-directory
 	@echo "Building the binary..."
-	go build -o $(BINARY_PATH) main.go
+	go build -ldflags="-X 'skaffold.latestSkaffoldVersion=$(SKAFFOLD_YAML_VERSION)'" -o $(BINARY_PATH) main.go
 
 clean:
 	@echo "Cleaning up..."
diff --git a/internal/skaffold/skaffold.go b/internal/skaffold/skaffold.go
index 9d0c745..7c24412 100644
--- a/internal/skaffold/skaffold.go
+++ b/internal/skaffold/skaffold.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ type GitHubFileContent struct {
 	Encoding string `json:"encoding"`
 }
 
+var latestSkaffoldVersion string
+
 func getLatestSkaffoldYamlVersion() (string, error) {
 	// GitHub API URL for the specific file
 	url := "https://api.github.com/repos/GoogleContainerTools/skaffold/contents/docs-v2/content/en/docs/references/cli/_index.md"
@@ -104,7 +106,7 @@ func InitializeSkaffold(skaffoldPath string) error {
 	skaffoldYamlVersion, err := getLatestSkaffoldYamlVersion()
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error while getting latest version from GitHub: %v", err)
-		return err
+		skaffoldYamlVersion = latestSkaffoldVersion
 	}
 	initialContent := SkaffoldConfig{
 		APIVersion: fmt.Sprintf("skaffold/%s", skaffoldYamlVersion),