diff --git a/crates/cli/src/version.rs b/crates/cli/src/version.rs
index 64fe67fbc..99624fbb7 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/version.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/version.rs
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ impl Version {
         } else {
             self.current_dir.join("Makefile")
         };
+        if !makefile_path.exists() {
+            return Ok(());
+        }
 
         Self::update_file_with(&makefile_path, |content| {
             content