diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 504d64479d..9ac7a0a90a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -379,8 +379,9 @@ nix-env -iA nixpkgs.kubeseal
 The `kubeseal` client can be installed on Linux, using the below commands:
 
 ```bash
-wget https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases/download/<release-tag>/kubeseal-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.gz
-tar -xvzf kubeseal-<version>-linux-amd64.tar.gz kubeseal
+KUBESEAL_VERSION='' # Set this to, for example, KUBESEAL_VERSION='0.23.0'
+wget "https://github.com/bitnami-labs/sealed-secrets/releases/download/v${KUBESEAL_VERSION:?}/kubeseal-${KUBESEAL_VERSION:?}-linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+tar -xvzf kubeseal-${KUBESEAL_VERSION:?}-linux-amd64.tar.gz kubeseal
 sudo install -m 755 kubeseal /usr/local/bin/kubeseal
 ```